The Cafe’ Society Juke Joint in Micanopy
Yvonne Patterson was just three years old when her parents Maudie & Thomas Fred Climpson opened the Café Society Juke.
Black Families
Colored Family Creates a Spectacle
Three miles southwest of Micanopy lives David Reeves and wife, both of whom are coal black.
Micanopy Woman Sues Town Marshal for False Imprisonment
38-year-old Annie Mae Owens filed a lawsuit against the town of Micanopy and its officials for $85,000 in December of 1965.
Black Population Decline in Micanopy
The migration of Black people to Micanopy, Florida can be traced back to the late 19th and early 20th centuries,.
Pastor Larry and The Latson House
The Latson House was purchased by Larry’s great-grandmother Pressie Martin in the 1940s. Black men who worked locally at the Franklin Crates Company volunteered during the evenings after work to repair the home so that she and her family could move in.
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