Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Visits Orlando
Dublin Core
Title
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Visits Orlando
Alternative Title
MLK Visits Orlando
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Civil rights--Southern States
Description
On March 6th, 1964, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. came to Orlando and gave a speech at Tinker Field. Appearing in the photograph at the steps of the Shiloh Baptist Church in Orlando from left to right is John Truesdell, Frank O’Neill, Mabel Richardson, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Sandra Poston Johnson, Rev. Jim Perry and Rosemary Budley.
Located in the Parramore/Lorna Doone neighborhood of downtown Orlando, Jones High School was the first area public school for African-Americans. The original building was located on the corner of Garland Avenue and Church Street, but the school was renamed the Johnson Academy and moved to a new building on the corner of Chatham Avenue and West Jefferson Street. In 1921, the school was renamed in honor Principal L. C. Jones and a brick colonial revival building was constructed on the corner of Parramore Avenue and Washington Street. The school was finally moved to its current location at 801 South Rio Grande Avenue in 1952.
Located in the Parramore/Lorna Doone neighborhood of downtown Orlando, Jones High School was the first area public school for African-Americans. The original building was located on the corner of Garland Avenue and Church Street, but the school was renamed the Johnson Academy and moved to a new building on the corner of Chatham Avenue and West Jefferson Street. In 1921, the school was renamed in honor Principal L. C. Jones and a brick colonial revival building was constructed on the corner of Parramore Avenue and Washington Street. The school was finally moved to its current location at 801 South Rio Grande Avenue in 1952.
Source
Original black and white photograph: Jones High School Historical Museum, Orlando, Florida.
Publisher
Date Created
1964-03-06
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original black and white photograph.
Is Part Of
Jones High School Historical Museum Collection, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
1.53 MB
Medium
1 color photograph
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Shiloh Baptist Church, Orlando, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Provenance
Originally published by Jones High School.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Jones High School and is provided here by RICHES for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Jones High School Historical Society Digitization Project
Curator
Cravero, Geoffrey
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
Feigenbaum, Nancy. "A 100-year History Lesson At Jones." Orlando Sentinel, January 22, 1995. Accessed December 12, 2018.
Jones High School. School Information: History." Joneshs.ocpc.net. https://joneshs.ocps.net/school_information/history (accessed December 12, 2018).
Jones High School Historical Society, Inc. "About." Joneshighschoolhistoricalsociety.org. https://joneshighschoolhistoricalsociety.org/about/ (accessed December 12, 2018).
Central Florida News 13. "Jones High School Shares Its History." CFNews13, March 6, 2019. Accessed March 7, 2019. http://mms.tveyes.com/PlaybackPortal.aspx?SavedEditID=563c8272-fdf2-4562-ba64-1d23be8221f9.
Citation
“Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Visits Orlando,” RICHES, accessed April 26, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/10545.