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Violetta Sharps, Miss Lakeland 1963, greets the crowd during that year’s Elks Day Parade (upper left of left page). Among the groups marching that day was Lakeland’s own majorettes. This parade was one of many that took place over the years in the…

"Lakeland was just a friendly town. You could walk the streets at night and not be afraid - I wouldn't dare do it now. It was just very family-like oriented."

This letter outlines and describes the reasons for CORE’s picketing of the University in the spring of 1965. The main reason for picketing the University is because it “epitomizes a state system of education which is unequal and discriminatory.”…

The plaque was commissioned and created by the black faculty and staff association and the university of Maryland. Seeking acknowledgment and awareness of the black people who helped build the school, but often go unnoticed. The plaque was placed on…