The World that Created the Highwaymen with Robert Cassanello

231 West Packwood Avenue,Maitland FL 32751

27 April, 2022

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Robert Cassanello discusses how iconic African American artists, The Florida Highwaymen, emerged from the stresses of the post-WWII South This talk will examine the ways in which the transformation of Florida after World War II created the environment in which the Highwaymen as an artistic movement emerged. The economic, social and demographic changes in Florida during the Sunbelt years created the space in which these group of artists and their supporters could flourish.