A. L. Lewis Mausoleum Book entry
Item
Title
A. L. Lewis Mausoleum Book entry
Rights Information
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Copyright of this work is held by Wayne W. Wood. It is provided here for scholarship, research, and private study. Further use or copying of the work beyond Fair Use may require permission from the rightsholder.
Type
Text
Creator
Wood, Wayne W. (Creator)
Date
1989
Description
A page from Wayne W. Wood's "Jacksonville's Architectural Heritage: Landmarks for the Future," highlighting the A. L. Lewis Mausoleum. The handwritten notes above the entry state "this is from a page in the Book on Architecture in Jacksonville--the only African-American item!" Abraham Lincoln Lewis was Florida's first African-American millionaire and president of the Afro-American Life Insurance Company. He most notably founded American Beach during segregation as a community that welcomed African-Americans at a time when most beaches would not. The entry highlights his other achievements, as well as his burial place.
Genre
Reference works
Language
English
Place
Jacksonville (Fla.)
Physical Description
1 page
Identifier
JGRCMA-BBC-B003-F001-I004
Topics
Beaches
African American heritage
African Americans--History
African American Pastimes
Documentary films
Lewis, A. L. (Abraham Lincoln), 1865-1947
Physical Location
Black Beaches Collection, John G. Riley House Archives, Tallahassee Community College Library, Tallahassee, Florida.