The Other Book: Black History in Alachua County Lecture Series

Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art 3259 Hull Rd., Gainesville, FL, United States

Before schools were integrated, Black teachers taught from two books; the official government sanctioned books and from other texts, written by Black authors about the realities of the Black experience. It was referred to as “the Other Book.” In the current political climate of book banning and “white washing,” this...