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Once an ‘All-Black Utopia,’ Eatonville Residents Say New Development Could Erase History

Millard Livatt takes pride in knowing the literary destination he’s called home for more than 50 years is still standing. Made famous by the late Zora Neale Hurston, Eatonville, Florida, is one of the oldest Black-incorporated towns in the U.S.  Despite high poverty rates, limited job opportunities and food insecurity, Livatt said he looks beyond […]

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