With nearly 50 years based in Naples painting the community, locally and regionally, I can say with certainty that Naples, as a city with immense privilege and stature and with an international appeal sadly lacks a venue to exhibit the history and contributions of the black population.  The transformation of the baggage car at the Naples Depot into a black history museum presents a tremendous opportunity to rectify this glaring shortcoming, and in a location that already is devoted to telling the story of Naples.


- Paul Arsenault
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