Midtown Arts, Culture & History

Bethune-Cookman University

Founded on October 3, 1904 by Mary McLeod Bethune. In 1923 the school merged with Cookman Institute of Jacksonville, Florida (founded in 1872) and became co-ed...

Black Heritage Trail

The Daytona Beach Black Heritage Trail illustrates the many aspects of the city's black heritage. The Trail hosts 18 locations including Daisy Stocking Park,...

Carl S. Swisher Library

Established by the Smithsonian Institute, the "New Deal"permanent exhibit in the Carl S. Swisher Library of Bethune-Cookman College showcases the contributions...

Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Statue at MMB Performing Arts Center

Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Statue at Riverfront Esplanade

The 13-foot-tall statue celebrates Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, the founder of a small school in the early 1900s that evolved into Bethune-Cookman University, a...

Howard Thurman Home

The Historic Howard Thurman Home is the childhood home of one of the most influential theologians of the twentieth century. A native son of Daytona Beach, Dr....

Mary McLeod Bethune Home & Gravesite

This National Historic Landmark is the former home of civil rights leader, educator and founder of Bethune-Cookman University, Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune. Filled...

Mary McLeod Bethune Performing Arts Center & Visual Arts Gallery

Located on the campus of Bethune-Cookman University, this $23 million facility can seat 2,500 and hosts a variety of cultural events and activities from large...

Julia T. and Charles W. Cherry Sr. Cultural & Educational Center

Julia T. and Charles W. Cherry Sr. Cultural & Educational Center is a community center operated by the City of Daytona Beach and is centrally located next to...

Mount Bethel Baptist Institutional Church

In 1885 a group of Christians, under the leadership of Rev. Joseph Brook Hankerson, recognized the need for African Americans to have a place to worship in the...

Mount Zion AME Church

One of the area's oldest African-American churches, Mount Zion, was founded in 1888 and initially serviced the spiritual needs of the black settlement of...

New Mount Zion Baptist Church

Black Baptists in Daytona initially attended Mount Bethel Baptist Church, founded in 1885 in Waycross, a black community on the city's south side. In 1898,...

The Lucas Center

The Lucas Center is home to the The Harold V. Lucas Jr. Foundation, the Harold V. Lucas Sr. Florida Historical Marker and the Lucas Historical Memorabilia...