African American Neighborhoods of Florence: North Florence

FLORENCE-Please join Florence Arts & Museums and community members coordinated by Ms. Anita Smith Cobb for a presentation on the history of North Florence on Sunday, November 16th from 2-3pm at the Florence-Lauderdale Public Library. A group of African American citizens from different North Florence neighborhoods have collaborated with Florence Arts & Museums to record their history.

Interviews, photographs, newspaper clippings, art, and memories tell the story of these

neighborhoods, which include Woodland Road, Chisholm Drive, Napier Heights, and

Norwood Park. The project is compiled into an hour-long presentation. This presentation

follows Ms. Anita Smith Cobb’s completion of the “East End” and “Stewart Spring” projects, the

latter of which is available on our website at https://www.florencealmuseums.com/neighborhoods.

This program is sponsored by the City of Florence Department of Arts & Museums

and the Alabama Humanities Alliance. This event will be free to the public. Call 256-760-6379

for more information.

Media Release/Grace Ann Griffin
Outreach Coordinator
Florence Arts & Museums