An Orlando Jewel: The fountain built Museum of African American History and Culture

After I had received History Center, an overview of the history of the Orlando area in Orange County Regional, I wanted to dive a little deeper social history of the Orlando area and fountains built museum of African American History and Culture in me 'deepening of Orlando's African American history.

Even today this area west of I-4 is predominantly African-American and the difference in the housing and settlementServices between this area and the center is very important. In fact, the very name "Division Street" suggests a distinct historical line of demarcation between residential areas in black and white.

The origins of the fountain built museum to go to a prominent local African physician named Dr. William Monroe Wells, construction of the fountain in 1926, this hotel for African-Americans at a time of racial segregation can not be started when houses Wereavailable to them in other areas of Central Florida.

Beside the Wells 'Built was once the South Street Casino, a hall, the musicians that the "Chitlin Circuit also traveled to' Run for audiences around the country. The hotel is open with three windows on the first floor rooms the second floor.

Dr. William Monroe Wells was one of Orlando 's first black physicians and came to the area in 1917. Born in Ft Gaines, Georgia,1889, Dr. Wells completed his medical training at Meharry Medical College. During part of World War II, William Monroe Wells was the only African American physician Dr. in Orlando.

During segregation, white doctors are not treating African American patients. African American doctors, therefore, deserves their money from the people of their race. He worked very hard to Orlando to the growing African American population a. With the help of his assistant, Mrs. Josie Belle JacksonDr. Wells is known for providing more than 5,000 children in Orlando.

Treated patients with pneumonia, influenza, scarlet fever and other serious illnesses before drugs like penicillin were introduced. Many of the patients of Dr. Wells' were very poor. He treated their illnesses though they often could not afford to pay his fees. This allowed them to use force against poor conditions that existed in the African American community, without losing their fear of speakingLiving.

Although African Americans were taxpayers like other residents of Orlando, They have no access to recreational facilities, good schools, police, health care and services of other citizens Know That made available. This led him to South Street Casino, and building the structure next door.

Dr. Wells booked bands and other big names in entertainment perform at the South Street Casino. Many famous artists that we know today, he played at South Street Casinowithin the Chitlin Circuit. Some examples of these performers are:

- Ray Charles
- BB King
- Louis Armstrong
- Guitar Slim
- Bo Diddley

African-Americans came from all over the Orlando area to purchase and take in performances of popular musicians at the South Street Casino. After the performance at the casino, check the artists at the historic hotel, built in Wells'. In its heyday, Wells built accommodation 'for such clients asBates wooden leg, Ella Fitzgerald, Roy Campanella, Jackie Robinson, Thurgood Marshall. The athletes who attend the show and the structure of this one of the most popular for African Americans in the South.

Today, the museum has 6,000 square feet of exhibition space. It retains the original façade of the building, a room with authentic furniture, beads and decorations in 1930, and also brings original interior wall reflecting important architecturalElements and designs unique to the period. Exhibition material collected for the exhibition: the official hotel documents, an original Negro League Baseball jerseys, photographs, artifacts, books, multimedia exhibits, slave records and other items of historical importance.

Well Dr. home was moved to the casino and was restored and opened to the public. The well built African-American History Museum, culture, and is west of I-4 near Church Street to 511South West Street, Orlando 32801, phone (407) 245-7535.

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