Check out our Justice Archives series by visiting aclufl.org/justicearchives.
To learn more about Broward County's Black history, here are a few book recommendations:
- My Soul Is A Witness: A History of Black Fort Lauderdale by Deborah Work (Available at the Old Dillard Museum for 50.00)
- Race and Change in Hollywood Florida by Dr. Kitty Oliver (Available online)
- Promises From The Palmetto Bush: The Genesis of Carver Ranches by Cynthia Strachan
- Across The Tracks: by Dr. Gwendolyn Hankerson (No longer in print but available via 3rd party)
- Florida, State of My Birth, Pompano Beach, My Hometown A Pictorial Storybook by Dr. Eunice Cason Harvey
- Looking Back: A Photographic History of Broward and Palm Beach Counties presented by The Sun-Sentinel
- The History of Dania Beach, Florida: A Century of Pioneer Spirit by Prudy Taylor Board (Available at Broward County Libraries)
- Black Pioneers in Broward County: A Legacy Revealed by the Links (No longer in print)
- You Must be Dreaming: by Laura Lucas
- Hallandale: by Bill Mcgoun (No longer in print)
There's also many great collections to research as well via the Broward County Library Digital Archives available online:
Notable recommended archive material collections great for research:
- The Alcee Hastings Collection
- Dr. Kathleen Cooper Wright Collection
- The Ellyn F. Walters Collection
- David Paulo Collection
- Emmanuel George Collection
- Emridge "E.J." Jones Jr. Collection
- Esther Rolle Collection
- Ethel Mizell Pappy family papers
- Kitty Oliver Collection
- Margaret and Cato Roach Collection
- Niara Sudarkasa Collection
- Reverend Clinton Mack Collection
- Samuel F. Morrison Collection
- Von D. Mizell Library Collection
- Walter R. Clark Collection
