Eatonville Speaker, June 22, 1889
Dublin Core
Title
Eatonville Speaker, June 22, 1889
Alternative Title
Eatonville Speaker
Subject
Eatonville (Fla.)
African Americans--Florida
Description
The Eatonville Speaker edition for June 22, 1889. Eatonville, Florida, was incorporated as one of the first all-black towns in the country on August 15, 1887. The town was named after Josiah C. Eaton, one of the few white landowners who was willing to sell land to African Americans in order to incorporate the town. Eatonville is also known as the hometown of Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960), noted African-American author of Their Eyes Were Watching God.
Source
Original 4-page newspaper: Eatonville Speaker, June 22, 1889: Maitland Historical Museum, Art & History Museums - Maitland, Maitland, Florida.
Date Created
ca. 1889-06-22
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 4-page newspaper: Eatonville Speaker, June 22, 1889.
Is Part Of
Maitland Historical Museum, Maitland, Florida.
Maitland Historical Museum Collection, Maitland Collection, Orange County Collection. RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
application/pdf
Medium
4-page newspaper
Language
eng
Type
Text
Coverage
Eatonville, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Audience
95.2 MB
Mediator
History Teacher
Provenance
Originally published by Eatonville Speaker.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by the Maitland Historical Museum, Art & History Museums - Maitland and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
"Historic Town of Eatonville, Florida." Town of Eatonville. http://townofeatonville.com/.
Otey, Frank M. Eatonville, Florida: A Brief History of One of America's First Freedmen's Towns. Winter Park, Fla: Four-G Pub, 1989.
Document Item Type Metadata
Original Format
4-page newspaper
Collection
Citation
“Eatonville Speaker, June 22, 1889,” RICHES, accessed April 26, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/4199.