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Class Notes--Choosing & Topics Discussion 2/18-2/20/20
Gibbs High School (Keya & Chrissy)


 * an article already exists, but its coverage is limited


 * a chapter in Peck & Wilson on Gibbs
 * articles from The Challenger

History of St. Petersburg Police Department (Robert & Jaleesa; Ciaran & Alina)


 * NPR interview with SPPD officer / member of the Courageous Twelve, recently honored with award from Florida Holocaust Museum
 * "Pioneers of the Sunshine City" film
 * "To Be Black and to Live in St. Petersburg" collection
 * an article already exists about an excessive force incident and protests in 1996; no article yet exists about the Courageous 12

Eminent Domain (Will & Jack)


 * Building of I-275 & the Trop
 * Sarah Jane Vatelot masters thesis (Where Have All the Mangoes Gone?)

Green Benches (Hannah & Kelly)


 * Tampa Bay Times article on 100 yr legacy of green benches

Beaches, Benches, and Boycotts exhibit
Notes and images from our visit to the Florida Holocaust Museum--Beaches, Benches, and Boycotts

-history of green benches in St. Pete, Green Bench Brewery and questions about use of historical icons

Notable Figures
Chester James, Sr. was named the honorary mayor of Methodist Town in 1974, due to the numerous jobs and community work he completed there throughout his lifetime. James was even honored by President Lyndon B. Johnson for registering over 1,000 people to vote.