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