Join us for a documentary screening about the long-lasting influence and legacy of the pioneering Mizell family in South Florida, with the screenwriter and narrator, Don Mizell.
The documentary, A Century of Leadership Through Service: The Isadore Mizell Family Legacy, will be discussed after the screening with an interactive Q and A session led by Mr. Mizell. A Century of Leadership Through Service... is written and narrated by Dr. Don Mizell and directed by Pablo Correa.
The Mizell Family is known in Broward County for many pioneering social and political impacts, such as Isadore Sr. building the first "colored" school in 1912 (before Broward County was formally established in 1915), Dr. Von D. working with Dr. James Sistrunk to build Provident Hospital (the first black hospital), founding the County's chapter of the NAACP (The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People), and establishing the "colored" beach now known as Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park, just to name a few. The Mizells were said to have been involved in all stages of your life from birth to death as they practiced medicine at hospitals, photographed black everyday life, educated youth in public schools, built residential housing, and even owned and operated a first-rate funeral parlor.
Join us for an intimate presentation of an important family that had significant impact on the civic life of the segregated Black Community of Ft. Lauderdale and Broward County in the 20th century from an accomplished Mizell himself.
AGE GROUP: | Teens | New Adults | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Speaker | Movie | Arts & Cultural |
TAGS: | Black History Month |
| Mon, Mar 02 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Tue, Mar 03 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Wed, Mar 04 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Thu, Mar 05 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Fri, Mar 06 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Sat, Mar 07 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Sun, Mar 08 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
