The Micanopy Negro School
Although the 1896 “separate but equal” racial segregation doctrine upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court ordered that there must be equal facilities for both races, Micanopy Elementary School was anything but equal
Micanopy Black History Lessons
Micanopy Black History Lessons
Not Just Another Country Preacher
As a young man growing up in Flemington, Leroy S. Chandler used to ride his bicycle nine miles to Micanopy.
Who was the Haynes Memorial Cemetery in Micanopy named after?
The Haynes Memorial Cemetery in Micanopy, Florida was named after Irving H. Haines. Irving was the grave digger who maintained both the Haynes Memorial Cemetery (formerly known as the Colored Cemetery) and the Micanopy Historical Cemetery
Mattie Lou Sutton Harris
Mattie Lou Sutton Harris was born in Micanopy at home, delivered by a mid-wife. The year was 1941, the same.
Micanopy Is Home – Carrie Herring
Carrie's grandparents Mamie and Hilary moved her family to Micanopy, Florida around 1918 just after her mother Carrie Bell was born.
Why Are the Cemeteries in Micanopy Segregated?
Are the cemeteries in Micanopy segregated? Not in the - we still believe in separation of the races- kind of way.
The Flournoy Family
Otis and Luella Flournoy began their family in 1940 and that union produced eight children; Odessa, Lucille, Otis, Charlie, Beulah, Orian, Joyce and Melvin.
Black Micanopy Marshal Shot Dead & Forgotten
A bloody double tragedy occurred in the town of Micanopy, not far from Gainesville, in which two men lost their lives from a quarrel over five cents.
The Cafe’ Society Juke Joint in Micanopy
Yvonne Patterson was just three years old when her parents Maudie & Thomas Fred Climpson opened the Café Society Juke.