- One of Tallahassee’s oldest churches teamed up with the Black History Alliance to continue to right the wrongs of a dark past.
- The church and the Black History Alliance are asking neighbors to take selfies in front of a newly installed plaque to upload on their website for the Black History photograph exhibit.
- Watch the video above to hear how a simple selfie is supposed to advance a bigger mission.
BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT:
“Come to this church between February 1 and 28 and take a look at this sign.” An invitation from founder and creative director of the Black History Alliance and Black History Month festival, Priscilla Hawkins. She’s talking about this plaque.
Just two weeks ago, I told you how First Presbyterian Church put it up. It’s meant to atone for past mistakes.
In the 1830’s enslaved people built the sanctuary, and from after the Civil War until the 1950’s, people of color weren’t welcome.
“What became very clear is that church was complicit in the sin of racism.” Interim Pastor Ann Apple spoke to us before about that history.