John Gilmore Riley was born a slave, was emancipated at the age of nine, and went on to become one of the most prosperous African-Americans in town. Learn more about him through this C-SPAN video. Read more
This is the last physical evidence of a thriving middle-class Black community that existed in Tallahassee in the 19th-20th century. See more great African-American contributions: http://bet.us/BHM