Last month, while I was visiting family in Gainesville, I had the good fortune to speak with the mayor of Newberry, Florida, Jordan Marlowe. As part of my work for my dissertation, I’ve been trying to recover lost, hidden, or underappreciated Florida narratives: namely those of black citizens and places. In December, I learned about The Perkins Place pr…
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