Interior of Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum Before Renovations
Dublin Core
Title
Interior of Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum Before Renovations
Alternative Title
Interior of St. James AME Church Before Renovations
Subject
Oviedo (Fla.)
African Americans--Florida
Schools
Education--Florida
Segregation--Florida
Elementary schools--United States
Description
The interior of the Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum, previously St. James AME Church, located at 2170 James Drive in Oviedo, Florida, on March 10, 2020. The 27 color photographs depict the building before any renovations were made. The roof shows signs of water damage, mold, broken wood and peeling paint. The bathroom sink appears broken. Some of the windows are broken or cracked, and parts of the blinds are broken. A musical organ stands next to one of the restrooms.
In 2000, Gloria Godwin and Gracia Muller Miller began talking about a reunion for the Jackson Heights Elementary School, a colored school in Oviedo during segregation. Reunion Historian, Judith Smith, began to look for artifacts from that era and struggled to locate any pictures or other information. She put the word out amongst the former students, asking to borrow photographs or other materials related to the colored school. Immediately, items began to pour in, and the result was a book entitled: “A Written and Pictorial History of the Oviedo Area Colored Schools 1890-1967, Oviedo Elementary, Jackson Heights Elementary, Geneva, Wagner, Kolokee (Snowhill), Gabriella (Jamestown).” From there, the mission was born.
In 2000, Gloria Godwin and Gracia Muller Miller began talking about a reunion for the Jackson Heights Elementary School, a colored school in Oviedo during segregation. Reunion Historian, Judith Smith, began to look for artifacts from that era and struggled to locate any pictures or other information. She put the word out amongst the former students, asking to borrow photographs or other materials related to the colored school. Immediately, items began to pour in, and the result was a book entitled: “A Written and Pictorial History of the Oviedo Area Colored Schools 1890-1967, Oviedo Elementary, Jackson Heights Elementary, Geneva, Wagner, Kolokee (Snowhill), Gabriella (Jamestown).” From there, the mission was born.
Creator
Cravero, Geoffrey
Source
27 original color photographs: RICHES, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
Publisher
Date Created
2020-03-10
Date Copyrighted
2020-03-10
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Format
image/jpg
Extent
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Medium
27 color photographs
Language
eng
Type
Still Images
Coverage
Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum, Oviedo, Florida
Accrual Method
Item Creation
Mediator
History Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Geoffrey Cravero and published by RICHES.
Rights Holder
Curator
Cravero, Geoffrey
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
Robison Jim. Around Oviedo. Charleston South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. 2012. Accessed November 4, 2022.
"1878 -1913 Black Schools in Seminole County." Parks and Preservation, Seminole County Government.” Accessed November 4, 2022.
The World Outside Reunion. “A Written and Pictorial History of the Oviedo Area Colored Schools, 1890-1967.” RICHES of Central Florida accessed November 4, 2022, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/5258.
Citation
Cravero, Geoffrey, “Interior of Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum Before Renovations,” RICHES, accessed May 31, 2025, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/11664.