About Us Museum Components Exhibits Guide to Tallahassee Landmarks & Legacies Calendar of Events Links An 2.9% online transaction fee and shipping cost will be added at checkout. African American Education in Leon County, Florida: Emancipation Through Desegregation, 1863-1968 by Debra Herman and Althemese Barnes. Trace the history of the nearly 50 one-room school houses that were the centers of black education from the Civil War to the desegregation of the public school system ordered by the U. S. Supreme Court in its Brown v. Topeka Board of Education. Price: $25.00 Black America Series: Tallahassee, Florida Arcadia Press, 2001 by Althemese Barnes and Ann Roberts. Vintage photographs, detailed captions and transcribed oral histories document the extraordinary accomplishments of Tallahassee's African American citizens from 1865-1954. From education, medicine, the arts, religion to society and agricultural life, readers are sure to enjoy this visual journey through Tallahassee's rich African American heritage. Price: $20.00 NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Colored News In Tallahassee 1855-1970 Articles from local newspapers when Negro, Colored, Black news was reported in a segregated section. Price: $8.00 Landmarks and Legacies: A Guide to Tallahassee's African American Heritage, 1865-1968 by Tameka Bradley Hobbs and William Guzmán (2000) Provides a brief description of the people and places that contributed to the rich cultural legacy of the city of Tallahassee. In addition to providing information about historic neighborhoods, the book also provides profiles on notable African American civil rights leaders, business owners, and significant historical events. Price: $8.00 Out of the Past, A Noble Leader - (a children's book) by Julianne Hare with illustrations by Carolyn Cohens. The book compliments the educational CD-ROM. Young readers learn about John Gilmore Riley's education and rise from a childhood in slavery to his life as a community leader and educator. Price: $5.00 Click on the image for a demo. Please allow a few seconds for downloading. "Out of the Past, A Noble Witness" (CD-ROM) An educational, interactive CD-ROM interprets the life and times of John G. Riley and African American history throughout the state of Florida. As part of the Gov. Jeb Bush's education initiative, he directed the Florida Department of Education to purchase copies of the CD to distribute to each of 67 school districts in the state. Price: $40.00 NO PHOTO AVAILABLE "Path to Freedom", Civil Rights in Florida teaching tool: CD, Poster, and Teachers' Guide Price: $32.50 NO PHOTO AVAILABLE "Hidden Sagas" oral history of Madison, Jefferson, Suwanee and Gadsden Counties history as related by senior citizens. Price: $15.00 NO PHOTO AVAILABLE North Leon County Heritage Trail Maps and Oral History Booklet Price: $7.00 NO PHOTO AVAILABLE "Hidden Sagas" containing oral histories from a Florida Humanities Council sponsored project to document the history of African Americans and their experiences growing up during the 40's-60's in the segregated counties of Suwannee, Jefferson, Gadsden, and Madison. Price: $10.00 NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Leon County Heritage Trail maps and a supplemental oral history booklet that take visitors on a tour of some of the most significant landmarks and historic sites in the county-a project that was funded by Leon County Board of Commissioners. Price: $30.00 for 4 maps and the booklet. NOTE:  If you select the wrong price for the required quantity, you will be billed for the remaining balance for the CD order. Your CDs will not be delivered to you unless full payment is received. © 2003 John G. Riley Center/Museum of African American History and Culture, Inc. Web site designed by Sirius Web Solutions