Foundation Formed for Black History Museum in St. Augustine

The Foundation for the Museum of Black History has been formed to support the upcoming construction of the Black History Museum of Florida in St. Augustine, the organization announced on Monday. The announcement coincided with Martin Luther King Jr. Day, honoring a civil rights icon with direct history working in St. Augustine.

Advocates for the museum are hopeful that it will provide valuable insight to the long and storied Black history in Florida, from before the nation’s founding all the way to recent decades. The journey toward the establishment of the museum began in May 2023, when Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill establishing a nine-member Florida Museum of Black History Task Force. One member of that committee was Palm Coast’s Howard Holley. READ FULL ARTICLE