After I had received a general overview of the history of the Orlando area in Orange County Regional History Center Orange, I wanted to look at incorporating a bit 'deeper into the social history of the Orlando area and the fountain Museum of African American history and culture of me a deep knowledge of Afro-American history in Orlando.
Until now, this area west of I-4 is primarily inhabited by African Americans and the difference between this case and structuresArea and the center is very impressive. In fact, the very name "Division Street" suggests a distinct historical line of demarcation between residential areas in black and white.
The origins of the fountain built museum to go to a prominent local African physician named Dr. William Monroe Wells, the construction of the well built in 1926 to provide African-American heritage at a time of segregation in which the facilities were not available for start inother areas of Central Florida.
In addition to Wells 'Built was once the South Street Casino, a hall for performances, the musicians traveled presented the "Chitlin Circuit' performing for audiences around the country. The hotel opened with three windows on the first floor and rooms on the second floor.
Dr. William Monroe Wells was one of the first doctors in white and now in the Orlando area in 1917. Born in Ft Gaines, Georgia, in 1889, Dr. Wells completed hismedical training at Meharry Medical College. During the Second World War, Dr. William Monroe Wells was the only African-American doctor in Orlando.
During segregation, white doctor is not treating African American patients. African American doctors therefore deserve their money from the people of the same race. He worked very hard to serve the growing African-American population in Orlando. With the help of his assistant, Mrs. Josie Belle Jackson, Dr. Wells is known to have expressed that5,000 children in Orlando.
He has treated patients suffering imported from pneumonia, influenza, scarlet fever and other serious illnesses before drugs like penicillin. Many of the patients of Dr. Wells' were extremely poor. He treated their illnesses, often could not afford to pay his fees. This allowed them to speak forcefully against poor conditions that existed in the African American community, without fear for their livelihoods.
Although African Americans wereTaxpayers, like other residents of Orlando, do not have access to recreational facilities, good schools, police, health and other services that were provided to white citizens are available. This led him to South Street Casino, and building the structure next door.
Dr. Wells booked bands and other big name artists perform at the South Street Casino. Many famous artists that we know today, he played at South Street Casino in the Chitlin Circuit. Some examples of theseThe performers are:
- Ray Charles
- BB King
- Louis Armstrong
- Guitar Slim
- Bo Diddley
Afro-Americans came from all over the Orlando area, to buy and take in performances of popular musicians at the South Street Casino. After the performance at the casino, the artists in on hotel built in the historic controls Wells'. In its heyday built the Wells' clients such as Pegleg Bates, Ella Fitzgerald, Roy Campanella, Thurgood provided accommodationMarshall and Jackie Robinson. The entertainers and athletes who participated in this institution is one of the most important meeting places for African-Americans in the south.
Today the museum has over 6,000 square meters of exhibition space. It retains the original façade of the building, a room with authentic furniture, decorative beads and the year 1930, and also leads to an inner wall of the original, the important and unique architectural designs of the period. ShowHotel official documents, an original Negro League baseball jersey, photographs, objects, books, multimedia exhibits, slave records and other items of historical significance: the material for the show are collected.
Well Dr. home was moved to the casino site and has been restored and opened to the public. The Well Museum of History and African American culture is built west of I-4 near Church Street to 511 West South Street, Orlando 32801, Phone: (407)245-7535.
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