March 7, 2010 | In Winter Park, a mobile display called the Florida Modern-Day Slavery Museum was on display in front of a church on Park Avenue. The museum consists of a cargo truck outfitted as a replica of the trucks involved in a recent slavery operation (U.S. v. Navarrete, 2008), accompanied by displays on the history and evolution of slavery in Florida.
The museum's central focus is on the phenomenon of modern-day slavery – its roots, the reasons it persists, and its solutions. The exhibits were developed in consultation with workers who have escaped from forced labor operations as well as leading academic authorities on slavery and labor history in Florida.
To inquire about hosting the museum in your city, please contact Jordan Buckley at jordan (at) interfaithact.org or 239-986-9101.
