GAINESVILLE, FL (352today.com) – Gainesville community activist Vincent Hampton wants people to know the Haile Homestead’s whole story and wants to see transformation as it relates to the area’s history.
“Instead of trying to change things it’s more about building things,” said Hampton. “I feel very strongly that the Haile Homestead at Kanapaha Plantation needs to be renamed, that’s been an ongoing conversation for several years, and it keeps hitting those brick walls, deed restrictions and stuff like that.”
Hampton has talked to a number of people and saw how much money has been spent on signage and beautification, with millions of dollars invested, especially in Gainesville, where there’s a lot of history–and a lot of it is uncomfortable, said Hampton, but he feels like Gainesville has just covered it up…