Justice Archives: Emmanuel George Reading Recommendations

To learn more about Broward'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