S2 Ep1620: HISTORICALLY ST. PETE Rui Farias w/Author Jon Wilson: St. Pete's Historical Neighborhoods.

Welcome to Historically St Pete, a weekly conversation where Rui Farias, the Executive Director of the St. Petersburg Museum of History,  explores the truths, and sometimes the myths of the people and events that created the Sunshine City.  The Museum of History has been sharing the stories of the Sunshine City for 104 years and we are happy to share those stories with you here on Radio St. Pete. SPMOH Events
👉For 13 years now, the Museum of History has presented a series called Happy Hour with the Historian – a unique, fun and yes, sometimes serious lecture series on subjects of Florida history, thanks to the support of Southern Roots Realty. At these monthly events, we host presentations exploring the unique history of the Sunshine State that includes historians, authors, media celebrities! 
👉On Feb. 12, Jon Wilson will be talking about his book on St. Pete's Historic Black Neighborhoods.  Wilson was a life-long journalist, working as a reporter, editor and editorial writer for the St. Petersburg Times. His love for history sent him through the Florida Studies Master’s program at USF St. Pete, and has authored a number of books on the African-American history in St. Petersburg. Key topics we covered:
👉You authored a few books on the area’s African American history, including this one with Rosalie Peck – how did this come to be?
👉Because of the Rays, there has been much talk of the Gas Plant district recently. But it wasn’t the first African American neighborhood.
👉 As the Black population grew, so did the neighborhoods. The city turned to redlining to control its growth. 
👉In a city made up of mostly northern transplants, wasn’t all this Jim Crow and segregation strange?
👉The African American neighborhoods grew, but so did their culture and community. What was life like in some of these neighborhoods, like the Gas Plant area for instance?
👉Tell us about 22nd Street South – the corridor that Elder Jordan, Sr. built that eventually became the heartbeat of the African American community. 
👉What  hardships did residents have to overcome? 
👉Integration of the late 1950s and 1960s, the neighborhoods started to change. What happened and why?
👉 What are your thoughts of the neighborhoods today?
HAPPY HOUR with a HISTORIAN Doors are 6pm for mingling and a cash bar – and the program begins at 6:30pm. SPMOH Events
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