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Florence is a 200-year-old international community

By Lee FreemanFlorence-Lauderdale Public Library,Local History-Genealogy Department It’s easy nowadays to think of Florence as an international community, especially with the many international students who attend the University of North Alabama. But it might surprise you to know that
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Local black history part of group’s focus

From Project Say Something The mission of Project Say Something is to confront racial injustice through black history by using communication, education and community empowerment to reconcile the past with the present. Recognizing that black history was under-represented in the histori
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