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In 1833, the First Presbyterian Church in Tallahassee became the fourth congregation to form in the city's early history. (Trinity United Methodist began in 1829, St. John's Episcopal Church started in 1829, Pisgah United Methodist formed in 1830.)…

The Walker library was a private subscription library created at the turn of the twentieth century. Only white persons could access the materials.

According to the State Archives of Florida: "Built circa 1903/04, it was located on the south side of Park between Monroe and Calhoun. This was a private subscription library organized as the University Library in 1883 by Governor David S. Walker. It…

The Caroline Brevard School was built to accommodate white families during Tallahassee's rapid growth after World War I. The new school opened for the 1925-1926 school year. It served the city's white children until 1959. Leon County named the school…

By 2015, the structure that had housed the Leon County Health Unit were is disrepair

As part of a development project of Cascades Park, North American Properties rehabilitated the former health unit building. https://cascadestlh.com/

The city buried soldiers who fought for the Confederacy in the left hand front section of the city cemetery. The majority of these grave markers are for those whose names are unknown. Unlike the grave markers for the Union soldiers, the city placed…

In contrast to the African American section of the city cemetery, the grave markers in the area of interment area for persons categorized as white are in much better condition than those in the area designated for African Americans.

White Tallahasseans carried their racism into death. Except for a few white Union soldiers, only African Americans were buried in the back of the cemetery in a separate section.

You know that you are in the African American section when as the…

In FSCW's early history, white female students often hired African American women to do their laundry. In response, FSCW governed the dynamics of these exchanges. Every student at Florida State College for Women received a "Bulletin of the Student…