Palm Beach County Black Cultural Heritage Trail in Florida
Experience a self-guided tour along the Palm Beach County Black Cultural Heritage Trail
Updated: 10:54 AM EST Feb 18, 2025
PALM BEACH COUNTY IS HIGHLIGHTING HISTORIC LOCATIONS AND SITES CONNECTED TO BLACK HISTORY. DURING A SELF-GUIDED TRAIL. HERE TO TELL US MORE ABOUT THIS NEW TRAIL IS ALEXANDRA ALFRED WITH THE CULTURAL COUNCIL FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SPADY CULTURAL HERITAGE MUSEUM. CHARLENE FARRINGTON. THANK YOU, LADIES SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE WITH US TODAY. WE APPRECIATE IT. WE’RE SO HAPPY TO BE HERE. SO TALK TO ME ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WENT INTO PUTTING THIS TOGETHER. OKAY. WELL, THIS TOOK PLACE OVER SEVERAL YEARS WHERE TEN ORGANIZATIONS, CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS, HISTORICAL SOCIETIES CAME TOGETHER TO WORK ON THIS PROJECT TO HIGHLIGHT AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY AND CONTRIBUTIONS IN PALM BEACH COUNTY. AND WE’RE TALKING ABOUT 12 LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT PALM BEACH COUNTY. SOME OF THEM, YOU KNOW, ACROSS THE COUNTY, OTHERS ALONG OUR COASTLINE AS WELL. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE SITES THAT PEOPLE CAN EXPECT ON THE SELF-GUIDED TRAIL? YOU CAN VISIT IN THE GLADES AT THE LAWRENCE E WILL MUSEUM. YOU CAN HEAD DOWN TO THE SPADY CULTURAL HERITAGE MUSEUM. WE HAVE SITES AS SOUTH AS BOCA RATON, NORTH AS JUPITER, AND WEST AS THE GLADES. AND HOW CAN PEOPLE PARTICIPATE? WHERE CAN THEY GET THE MAP, AND HOW DO THEY KNOW WHERE TO GO? THEY CAN VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT PALM BEACH CULTURE. COM THEY CAN ALSO GO TO VISITOR INFORMATION CENTERS ACROSS THE COUNTY, MUSEUMS AND DIFFERENT CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS TO GET A RACK CARD WHERE THEY CAN SCAN THE QR CODE. AND WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO BE ABLE TO TAKE PART IN A PROJECT LIKE THIS? I MEAN, DID YOU LADIES LEARN THINGS AS WELL ALONG THE WAY AS YOU WERE DOING YOUR YOUR RESEARCH AND YOUR FINDINGS? ABSOLUTELY. WELL, THE SPADY MUSEUM, THIS IS OUR BUSINESS. THIS IS OUR OUR WHAT WE DO. WE COLLECT AND PRESERVE HISTORY. SO IT WAS A DREAM TO BE ABLE TO COME TOGETHER WITH ALL THE OTHER HISTORIC SITES AROUND THE COUNTY AND CREATE ONE PATHWAY THAT PEOPLE CAN TAKE, A JOURNEY THAT THEY CAN TAKE THROUGH PALM BEACH COUNTY TO SEE OUR BLACK HISTORY. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE MAYBE LOOKING THROUGH FILES OR RECORDS AND JUST BEING LIKE, OH MY GOSH, THIS IS SO NEAT. THIS IS SO COOL. AND BEING ABLE TO ADD IT TO THE TO THE TOUR. YES, IT WAS AMAZING. AND YOU KNOW, WE ARE GOING TO CREATE WALKING TOURS AND GUIDED TOURS AROUND THIS PATH BECAUSE THERE’S JUST SO MUCH HISTORICAL INFORMATION IN PALM BEACH COUNTY THAT A LOT OF US DON’T EVEN REALIZE EXISTS. WHAT WAS SOME OF YOUR FAVORITES THAT YOU CAME ACROSS? I WOULD SAY THE LAWRENCE E MUSEUM OUT IN BELLE GLADE SO MUCH HISTORY THERE. I DIDN’T KNOW THAT ZORA NEALE HURSTON WAS THE MAIN PERSON THAT WAS IN THE GLADES. AND JUST THAT RICH HISTORY. IT WAS AMAZING. OKAY, SO WHERE DO WE TELL PEOPLE TO GET THE MAP? THEY CAN GO TO PALM BEACH CULTURE.COM, AND THEY’LL BE ABLE TO FIND IT ON OUR WEBSITE. ALL RIGHT. DID I MISS ANYTHING? LADIES, BEFORE WE WRAP UP. I THINK WE HIT EVERYTHING. ALL RIGHT, WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR STOPPING BY. AND THAT WEBSITE YOU JUST HEARD IS ALSO ON OUR WEBSITE AS WELL. WPBF.COM. THERE WE PUT A LINK. THERE. WE HAVE ALL THE LOCATIONS YOU CAN VISIT AND ALL THE INFORMATION. YOU CAN ALSO GO AHEAD AND WATCH THIS INTERVIEW LAT
Experience a self-guided tour along the Palm Beach County Black Cultural Heritage Trail
Updated: 10:54 AM EST Feb 18, 2025
The Palm Beach County Black Cultural Heritage Trail is a self-guided tour highlighting 12 historic locations and sites across the county. Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25 The trail is meant to honor the legacy and contributions of African Americans in Palm Beach County. The trail sites are located across the county and the 47 miles of coastline. Organizers stopped by our studio to talk more about the tour. The map to the sites can be found here. Top HeadlinesWATCH: Video shows Martin County deputy struck by freight trainGet the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
The Palm Beach County Black Cultural Heritage Trail is a self-guided tour highlighting 12 historic locations and sites across the county.
Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25
The trail is meant to honor the legacy and contributions of African Americans in Palm Beach County.
The trail sites are located across the county and the 47 miles of coastline. Organizers stopped by our studio to talk more about the tour.
The map to the sites can be found here.
Top Headlines
WATCH: Video shows Martin County deputy struck by freight train
Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
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