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Posted on: February 1, 2023

[ARCHIVED] Local pioneers recognized during Black History Month

Black History Month

This year marks the third year the city has partnered with the Midtown Community Development Corporation to recognize Black pioneers with street banners during Black History Month History. The banners will be displayed on International Speedway Boulevard from Nova Road to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Pioneers being recognized include: 

  • Rev. Carl F. Brinkley
  • Julia Mae Troutman Cherry
  • James F. Daniels
  • Vernon L. Echols
  • Jennie Mae Fudge
  • James Griffen Greene
  • Josie Queen James
  • Earl C. McCrary, II
  • Jack "Cy" McClairen
  • Fannie H. Counts McNorton
  • Andrew J. Moore, Sr.
  • Cardy Moten, Sr,
  • Ralph A. Singleton, Sr.
  • Daisy Hardy Stocking
  • Robert K. Wright
  • Rufus "Buddy" Young, Jr.

To see other year's honorees, please visit this page

Cultuvue on display at Yvonne-Scarlett Golden Center
Make sure to visit the new photography exhibit, “Cultuvue,” now on display at the city’s Yvonne Scarlett-Golden Cultural & Educational Center (YSG). "Cultuvue," Viewing Culture Through a New Lens, is produced by Kenneth Grant Inzpirations and features an artistic, creative expression of Black culture, utilizing photographic, interactive and educational components. The exhibit is on display through April 28. Hours are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday. YSG is at 1000 Vine St.

Other opportunities to learn more about Daytona Beach's Black history:

Black Heritage Trail

To most residents and visitors, Daytona Beach is best known as the “World's Most Famous Beach." But much of the city’s history, especially that of its African American citizens, is little known and even less recognized. The Daytona Beach Black Heritage Trail is designed to illustrate the many aspects of the city’s black heritage.

Share the Heritage Trail – African American Heritage

The Daytona Beach Area Convention and Visitors Bureau has created a Share The Heritage Trail, which encourages visitors to explore the Daytona Beach area’s rich African American history, historical sites and legendary legacies. View their map and learn more about these influential local Black leaders.


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