Fielder Harris was a man ahead of his time. The former slave from South Carolina was hired by the Robins family to care for Chinsegut Manor and sprawling property north of Brooksville when they purchased it in 1904. ...more

February 7, 2009

"Separate but equal" faded as a guiding principle in public education after a U.S. Supreme Court decision five decades ago that forced racial integration. ...more

November 14, 2007

LARGO - "Separate but equal" faded as a guiding principle in public education after a U.S. Supreme Court decision five decades ago that forced racial integration. But the idea, if not the phrase, is making a comeback in a proposal that would steer Pinellas County students to schools in their own neighborhoods – neighborhoods that remain clearly divided by race. ...more

November 12, 2007