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Florida and the Civil Rights
Florida and the Civil Rights

The voices of those who lived when Florida was segregated can better explain history at the time. In an attempt to preserve history, Kitty Oliver, a professor at Florida Atlantic University, interviewed people who lived in Liberia, a predominately black town in Hollywood, during those years. Sterling Collins Sterling Collins was born in Dania in 1919. After finishing college as a valedictorian, he worked at his parent's store and then built his own. He was responsible for paving the streets of Liberia and putting the sewer system in the 50's. In his interview with Kitty Oliver he talks about growing up in Liberia and his earliest memories of racial discrimination. His son, Rodney...