Many Voices, One Nation
One of nine organizations selected nationwide to participate in this Smithsonian and Florida Humanities collaboration, The Allapattah Collaborative CDC developed the exhibition by layering local oral histories, historical images, art, artifacts, and video clips from Allapattah onto a Smithsonian-curated national framework.
The exhibition explores how the many voices of people in America shaped communities across the nation, examining themes of expansion, freedom, inclusion, equality, migration, and cultural negotiation told through those who were here already, those who came by force, and those who came seeking new beginnings.
The Allapattah Collaborative CDC is one of nine organizations nationwide participating in exhibition project on the many voices that have shaped the U.S.
Allapattah’s story is inseparable from the American story. For generations, the neighborhood has been a landing place for migrants and immigrants from across the Caribbean and Latin America. The neighborhood is a living example of the national ideal. The exhibition explores: E pluribus unum, “Out of many, one.” Communities like Allapattah hold stories essential to understanding how America became who it is. Many Voices, One Nation: En Nuestras Palabras, “In Our Words”, explores themes of expansion, freedom, inclusion, equality, migration, and cultural negotiation told through those who were here already, those who came by force, and those who came seeking new beginnings.