| After I had received a general overview
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| | police protection, health care and other
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| of the history of the Orlando area in the
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| | services that were provided to white
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| Orange County Regional History Center, I
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| | citizens. This led him to build the South
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| wanted to delve a little deeper into the
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| | Street Casino and the hotel next door.Dr.
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| social history of the Orlando area, and
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| | Wells booked bands and other big name
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| the Wells Built Museum of African
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| | entertainers to perform at the South
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| American History and Culture was going to
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| | Street Casino. Many famous performers
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| give me a more in-depth look into
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| | that we know today played at South Street
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| Orlando's African American history.To
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| | Casino within the Chitlin Circuit. A few
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| this day this area west of I-4 is
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| | examples of these performers are:- Ray
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| primarily inhabited by African Americans
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| | Charles
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| and the difference in housing and
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| | - B.B. King
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| facilities between this area and the
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| | - Louis Armstrong
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| downtown area is quite notable. As a
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| | - Guitar Slim
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| matter of fact, the very name "Division
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| | - Bo DiddleyAfrican Americans came from
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| Street" points to a distinct historical
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| | all over the surrounding areas to Orlando
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| line of demarcation between black and
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| | to shop and take in performances of
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| white residential areas.The origins of
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| | popular musicians at the South Street
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| the Wells Built Museum date back to a
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| | Casino. After the performances at the
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| prominent local African physician by the
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| | casino, the artists checked in at the
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| name of Dr. William Monroe Wells who
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| | historic Wells' Built Hotel. In its
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| started building the Well's Built Hotel
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| | heyday, the Wells' Built provided lodging
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| in 1926 to provide lodging to African
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| | for clientele such as Pegleg Bates, Ella
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| Americans during an era of segregation
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| | Fitzgerald, Roy Campenella, Thurgood
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| when accommodations were not available to
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| | Marshall, and Jackie Robinson. The
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| them in other areas of Central
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| | entertainers and athletes who frequented
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| Florida.Next door to the Wells' Built was
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| | this establishment made it one of the
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| once the South Street Casino, a
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| | most popular venues for African Americans
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| performance hall, which featured
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| | in the South.Today the museum features
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| musicians that traveled the 'Chitlin
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| | over 6,000 square feet of display space.
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| Circuit' performing for audiences all
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| | It retains the original hotel facade, a
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| over the country. The hotel opened with
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| | guestroom featuring authentic furniture,
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| three storefronts on the first floor and
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| | beading and decorations of the 1930's,
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| hotel rooms on the second floor.Dr.
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| | and also bears an original interior wall
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| William Monroe Wells was one of Orlando's
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| | reflecting important architectural
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| first black physicians and came to the
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| | elements and designs unique to the
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| area in 1917. Born in Ft. Gaines,
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| | period. Exhibition material collected for
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| Georgia, in 1889, Dr. Wells completed his
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| | display include: official hotel
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| medical training at Meharry Medical
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| | documents, an original Negro League
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| College. During part of WWII, Dr. William
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| | baseball jersey, photographs, artifacts,
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| Monroe Wells was the only African
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| | books, multi-media exhibits, slave
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| American physician in Orlando.During
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| | records and other items of historic
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| segregation, white physicians did not
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| | significance.Dr. Well's home has been
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| treat African American patients. African
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| | moved to the site of the Casino and will
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| American doctors, therefore, earned their
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| | be restored and opened to the public. The
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| money from people of their own race. He
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| | Well's Built Museum of African American
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| worked very hard to serve the growing
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| | Culture and History is located just west
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| African American population in Orlando.
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| | of I-4 near Church Street at 511 West
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| With the help of his assistant, Mrs.
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| | South Street, Orlando 32801, tel. (407)
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| Josie Belle Jackson, Dr. Wells is known
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| | 245-7535.Susanne Pacher is the publisher
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| to have delivered over 5,000 babies in
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| | of a website called Travel and
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| Orlando.He treated patients who suffered
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| | Transitions ( Travel and Transitions
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| from pneumonia, influenza, scarlet fever
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| | deals with unconventional travel and is
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| and other serious illnesses before drugs
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| | chock full of advice, tips, real life
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| like penicillin were introduced. Many of
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| | travel experiences, interviews with
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| Dr. Wells' patients were extremely poor.
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| | travellers and travel experts, insights
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| He treated their illnesses though they
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| | and reflections, cross-cultural issues,
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| many times could not afford to pay his
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| | contests and many other features. You
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| fee. This allowed them to speak
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| | will also find stories about life and the
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| forcefully against poor conditions that
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| | transitions that we face as we go through
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| existed in the African American community
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| | our own personal life-long
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| without fear of losing their
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| | journeys.Submit your own travel stories
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| livelihood.Although African Americans
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| | in our first travel story contest ( and
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| were taxpayers like other residents of
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| | have a chance to win an amazing adventure
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| Orlando, they did not have access to
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| | cruise on the Amazon River."Life is a
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| recreational facilities, good schools,
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| | Journey Explore New Horizons".
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