History Engine Part I

My history engine project was on a letter that I found in the archives from a wealthy woman of Winter Park. In her letter, she was asked by a northerner to donate a sum of money to a scholarship foundation. Her response to this is a long overview of the greater need for education in the South, particularly to the African American community. She details on the injustices prevailed to them such as the removal of Hannibal Square, which was predominantly African American, in order for their votes to not count in the Winter Park elections. The Blacks lived in the poorest section in Winter Park with one school and two teachers. She explains her experiences in attending a Baptist Church mass where its members would break into chants and songs of the holy spirit. This letter is really interesting because it shows the impact that slavery had here at home. This is something that many people get to read in books but very rarely get to learn about in a more local level.