Downtown Fort Myers

Our field trip to Downtown Fort Myers was very informational and enlightening! I did not expect to learn so much history about Fort Myers; past and present. I was very surprised by the fact that Fort Myers is still one of the most segregated areas in the country. You would think all of the diversity in Fort Myers would be embraced, rather than segregated. Learning about the mural (pictured below) was my favorite part of the trip. I think it is beautiful how the artist combined all the various historical events into one picture. Learning about the boys who were hung was very interested to me. Hearing how African American students born and raised in the Fort Myers area know about the story but other students born and raised here do not, was upsetting and sad. It is crazy to think how history can be segregated. It is important to teach everything to all, so history does not repeat itself.