Join HistoryMiami Museum’s Resident Historian, Dr. Paul S. George as he reflects upon the important history of Miami’s Overtown community.
Inspired by the exhibition, Honoring the Life and Works of Purvis Young, join HistoryMiami Museum’s Resident Historian, Dr. Paul S. George as he reflects upon the important history of Miami’s Overtown community. Purvis Young, a self-taught artist who lived in the Goodbread Alley area of Overtown, painted thousands of artistic works as a form of social expression reflecting the changes and trials of his Overtown community. Learn about the cultural heritage of this vibrant community and how it served as inspiration and a backdrop to Purvis Young’s storytelling through art.
About Dr. Paul S. George
Paul S. George is the Resident Historian at the HistoryMiami Museum, a Smithsonian Affiliate in downtown Miami. A native Miamian, Dr. George is a graduate of Miami Dade Community College and the University of Miami. He holds a Masters and a Ph.D. in History from The Florida State University. A former college professor, Dr. George has taught at several universities and colleges, including Florida State University, Florida A & M University, Florida Atlantic University, and the University of Miami. From 1991 to 2016 he was a history professor at Miami-Dade College. Today he holds emeritus status at the college.
Dr. George has authored seventeen books, hundreds of articles, book reviews, columns, and numerous unpublished manuscripts. Two of the books have won awards. He also served as editor of three books. He has served as President of the Florida Historical Society, Vice Chairman of the City of Miami’s Heritage Conservation Board (1984-1987), Director of the Historic Broward County Preservation Board, President of the Louis Wolfson II Florida Moving Image Archive, and currently serves as a member of Metro Dade County’s Preservation Board (1997-present). From 2011-2020, he authored a monthly photo essay column for Biscayne Times and is currently the editor of Tequesta, the scholarly journal of the HistoryMiami Museum. In 2002, the Florida Historical Society recognized Tequesta as the outstanding historical publication for the previous year.
| Mon, Apr 06 | 7:00AM to 11:00PM |
| Tue, Apr 07 | 7:00AM to 11:00PM |
| Wed, Apr 08 | 7:00AM to 11:00PM |
| Thu, Apr 09 | 7:00AM to 11:00PM |
| Fri, Apr 10 | 7:00AM to 10:00PM |
| Sat, Apr 11 | 7:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Sun, Apr 12 | 10:00AM to 11:00PM |
