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Spady Cultural Heritage Museum is a museum of African-American history in
Spady Cultural Museum website
{{Coord, 26.4646, -80.07844, type:landmark_region:US-FL, display=title Delray Beach, Florida Museums in Palm Beach County, Florida African-American museums in Florida Buildings and structures in Palm Beach County, Florida
Spady Cultural Heritage Museum is a museum of African-American history in Delray Beach
Delray Beach is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The population of Delray Beach as of April 1, 2020 was 66,846 according to the 2020 United States Census. Located 52 miles (83 kilometers) north of Miami, Delray Beach is in the ...
, Palm Beach County, Florida
Palm Beach County is a county located in the southeastern part of Florida and lies directly north of Broward County and Miami-Dade County. The county had a population of 1,492,191 as of the 2020 census, making it the third-most populous county ...
. It is housed in the former home of the late Solomon David Spady
Spady Cultural Heritage Museum is a museum of African-American history in Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida. It is housed in the former home of the late Solomon David Spady, a prominent African-American educator and community leader in De ...
, a prominent African-American educator and community leader in Delray Beach from 1922 to 1957. The museum opened in July 2001 and is funded by the Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency Delray is the name of several communities in the United States of America:
* Delray, Georgia
*Delray, Detroit, Michigan
* Delray, Texas
*Delray, West Virginia
*Delray Beach, Florida
*Delray Gardens, Florida
*Delray Shores, Florida
;See also
* Batt ...
, Cultural Council of Palm Beach County
Culture () is an umbrella term which encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, and habits of the individuals in these groups.Tyl ...
, and the State of Florida. The museum is located at 170 NW Fifth Avenue in the historic West Settlers District of Delray Beach.
Spady was a student of George Washington Carver
George Washington Carver ( 1864 – January 5, 1943) was an American agricultural scientist and inventor who promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion. He was one of the most prominent black scientists of the ea ...
, who, referred by Booker T. Washington
Booker Taliaferro Washington (April 5, 1856November 14, 1915) was an American educator, author, orator, and adviser to several presidents of the United States. Between 1890 and 1915, Washington was the dominant leader in the African-American c ...
, became a school teacher and was principal of Delray County Training School
George Washington Carver High School was a public secondary school in Delray Beach, Florida. It served as the high school for black students in Delray Beach until the public schools were integrated in 1970.
History Early history
Colored School ...
from 1922 to 1957. He inspired children and encouraged them to go to college. He is on the list of Great Floridians
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The Spady Museum's community & cultural partners include the Community Redevelopment Agency of Delray Beach, the City of Delray Beach, the Florida African American Heritage Preservation Network
The Florida African American Heritage Preservation Network (FAAHPN) is a professional association organized in 2001 by the John Gilmore Riley Center Museum.
FAAHPN serves as an informational and technical assistance resource in response to a grow ...
, Florida Atlantic University
Florida Atlantic University (Florida Atlantic or FAU) is a Public university, public research university with its main campus in Boca Raton, Florida, and satellite campuses in Dania Beach, Florida, Dania Beach, Davie, Florida, Davie, Fort Lauderd ...
, Palm Beach County Cultural Council, and Broward Attractions and Museum Month.
References
External links
Spady Cultural Museum website
{{Coord, 26.4646, -80.07844, type:landmark_region:US-FL, display=title Delray Beach, Florida Museums in Palm Beach County, Florida African-American museums in Florida Buildings and structures in Palm Beach County, Florida