ABFS BLACK HISTORY MONTH FEATURE: A. Quinn Jones
February 22, 2022
February 22, 2022 鈥� In honor of Black History Month, 天涯海角社区's Association of Black Faculty and Staff (ABFS) will offer information important to SF and the community at large.
This week, the topic is 鈥� A. Quinn Jones
In 1923, A. Quinn Jones became the first black principal of Lincoln High School. Under his leadership, he turned the school into the first accredited all-black school in Gainesville and second in the state of Florida. In 2017, Jones' old home became the A. Quinn Jones Museum and Cultural Center, a historic landmark available to the public. "The Museum features a permanent exhibit on "Prof" Jones, the people and places of the Fifth Avenue/Pleasant Street neighborhood, and houses a collection of oral histories centering on the African-American experience in Gainesville. The rest of the space will house rotating exhibits." Take the time to visit the A. Quinn Jones Museum and Cultural Center located at 1013 NW 7 Avenue in Gainesville.
