Theme Week Miami – Little Haiti
Friday, 13 May 2016 - 11:00 am (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika General , Miami / South Florida
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Little Haiti (French:
La Petite Haïti ), is a predominantly Caribbean, culturally rich community in the neighborhood once known as Lemon City in
Miami and is the cultural mecca for people of
Haitian descent .
Noted Haitian businessman, activist and respected community leader, Viter Juste ‘s is considered the father of Little Haiti. According to Jean-Claude Exulien, a retired professor of history and friend of Juste’s since 1977, Juste authored an article in the Miami Herald in which he first referred to the neighborhood as “Little Port-au-Prince.” However, editors at the Miami Herald found the name, “Little Port-au-Prince,” too long, so the newspaper shortened the term in the headline to Little Haiti.
Lemon City Branch Library in Little Haiti, the oldest library in Miami © Miami-Dade Public Library System
Major cultural facilities exist in Lemon City and Little Haiti and include the
Caribbean Cultural Center ,
Toussaint L’Ouverture Elementary School,
Aperture Photo Studios ,
The Darkroom ,
Caribbean Marketplace , and
The Haitian Cultural Arts Alliance . Little Haiti has seven recreational public parks.
The
Lemon City Library is the oldest library within the
Miami-Dade Public Library System . The historic library opened its doors to the public on April 7, 1894 began as a modest reading room and has remained a thriving community resource for over a hundred years.
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Little Haiti Cultural Center ,
miamism.com and
Wikipedia Little Haiti (
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Travel Risk Map -
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