The newly renamed A. L. Lewis Museum at American Beach, formally known as the American Beach Museum, unveiled its new sign Monday to represent the changes the museum has made.
A museum that shares the stories of important chapters in Black history unveiled a new sign Monday ahead of its grand re-opening in October.– A museum in Amelia Island that shares the stories of important chapters in Black history unveiled a new sign Monday ahead of its grand re-opening in October., formally known as the American Beach Museum, unveiled its new sign Monday to represent the changes the museum has made.
American Beach, which was founded by A.L. Lewis in the 1930s, served as a place of refuge for African-Americans during segregation. In Jacksonville, Lewis was one of the seven founders of the Afro-American Life Insurance Company. He founded the beach for his employees and bought the land in what was known as FranklinTown at the time.was instrumental in preserving the beach’s legacy and helped to have the beach listed as a historic site in 2001. A statue was dedicated in her memory.
“First being humbled and then just feeling such a power that I am privileged to share with my people ― African-Americans and all people who believed that museums should tell the stories of all of us,” Cole said. Executive Director Carol Alexander said the date of the unveiling was chosen for significant reasons:
“This date was chosen to specifically and spiritually memorialize MaVynee Oshun Betsch who transitioned on September 5, 2005. It also commemorates the inaugural opening of the American Beach Museum, September 5, 2014,” said Alexander.Copyright 2022 by WJXT News4JAX - All rights reserved.
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