African American Research Library & Cultural Center of Palm Beach County, Inc.
Until the Lions have their Historian,
the Tale of the Hunt will continue to Glorify the Hunter - an African Proverb
The Challenge of Preserving Our Culture . . .
While the African American community is no longer visible, the African American Research Library and Cultural Center of Palm Beach County, Inc. is taking steps to ensure the preservation of Palm Beach County's African American Culture.
Museums, archives, libraries not only preserves culture, they legitimize it. Therefore, it is important for African Americans to work with cultural institutions to preserve their families' photography, documents, and objects.
It is crucial that more of African American's past make it into a cultural repository.
As the African American Community diversifies, it is crucial to find mechanisms and opportunities to maintain our sense of community.
As some families lose the connection with their southern roots, it is important that we understand our common heritage and history.
The common nature of African American lives have provided substance, guidance, and comfort for generations.
Although our communties are now quite diverse, it is our common heritage that continues to hold us together.
Mrs. Ineria E. Hudnell
Mrs. Ineria E. Hudnell
Mrs. Ineria E. Hudnell was born in Jacksonville, Florida. She graduated from Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, Florida in 1943 with a major in English, French, and Art Education. She moved to West Palm Beach, Florida in 1944 and joined the faculty at Washington Elementary School. The following year, she joined the faculty at Industrial High School
which later became Roosevelt High School.
After decades of teaching, she retired in 1978 and began her work as the Keeper of "Palm Beach County's Black History."
Mrs. Hudnell compiled more than 400 items on poster boards of newspaper clippings, photographs, and memorbillia that documented more than 100 years of Black History.
In 1982, she began travelling with the exhibit devoting much of her time enriching students and residents about Black History which had been invisible to many.
The exhibit has been displayed at various schools, businesses, and many functions and events throughout
Palm Beach County and within the State of Florida.
Video from School Board of Palm Beach County, FL
Video from School Board of Palm Beach County, FL
Our History :
Our History :
We were organized as a response to several meetings held primarily by retired educators of Roosevelt High School, located in West Palm Beach, FL. The group came to the conclusion that there should be an entity in West Palm Beach preserving the rich heritage of Palm Beach County's African American Communities.
The desire is to house and display valuable artifacts from
Mrs. Ineria E. Hudnell's exhibit and others while providing support and educational assistance for future generations.
Preservation of
Mrs. Hudnell's Collection
Preservation of
Mrs. Hudnell's Collection
AARLCC of PBC member
Earl Hudnell , Mrs. Hudnell's son, was interviewed by WPTV concerning preserving Mrs. Hudnell's Collection.
Preserving & Presenting the History and Culture of the African American Communities in Palm Beach County
Preserving & Presenting the History and Culture of the African American Communities in Palm Beach County
AARLCC of Palm Beach County, Inc. was established to provide a depository for educational, scientific, cultural and literary materials pertaining to
African American Communities
in Palm Beach County, Inc.
"ReClaiming the Past to ReBuild the Future"