"Swimming While Black"

Don Mizell is a scion of the pioneer Mizell family, which has made significant contributions to the development of Broward County for over 100 years. Members of the Mizell family built the first school for Colored children, the oldest African American church, co founded the first hospital serving the Black community, co founded the NAACP, the first photography studio as well as one of the first funeral homes for African Americans, in that order. Don Mizell continues the Mizell legacy of pioneer success in several areas, and is being honored for his representative achievements in Arts & Culture.

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