“Beginning the day after Martin Luther King Jr. Day and continuing until the start of Black History Month in February, Sarasota County School District fourth-grade students will have the opportunity to embark on a field trip touring 15 historical markers around Newtown and taking in a Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe play. District administrators hope the program, partially sponsored by Embracing Our Differences, will expose students to local civil rights history, especially combined with Black History Month curriculum and the Florida history that fourth graders learn.”
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