Thurman's birthplace at 614 Whitehall Avenue in Daytona Beach, Florida
THURMAN'S CHILDHOOD HAVEN
The Howard Thurman Home's mission is to preserve the legacy of Howard Thurman, to serve as a place for the public to learn about the intellectual roots of the US civil rights movement, and to be a cultural and educational center for scholars, educators, spiritual leaders, and general members of the community to continue his work through workshops and seminars..
Thurman lived in this three-bedroom house from birth in 1899 until he left for college (with the exception of his days at Florida Baptist Academy in Jacksonville, Florida, from the 8th grade to his high school graduation). He often recounted the tremendous uplifting spiritual experience he got from sitting under the big oak tree in the house's backyard. There, he said he dreamed of one day creating a church which would grow beyond racial and economic barriers. In his adult life, when he lived on or near college campuses, he often returned to the house and kept some of his belongings here; it remained in his family and was passed along to ..... It fell into disrepair over the decades and, in the mid-1980s, it was refurbished and opened up as a cultural and educational center, through the stewardship of the New Birth Corporation, Inc.., a nonprofit ecumenical organization.
PUBLIC ACCESS
The home is available for guided tours and for meetings, small events and workshops.
For more information, send a request via the Contact US page or contact by email at [email protected] or call at (386) 258-7514.
The Howard Thurman Home's mission is to preserve the legacy of Howard Thurman, to serve as a place for the public to learn about the intellectual roots of the US civil rights movement, and to be a cultural and educational center for scholars, educators, spiritual leaders, and general members of the community to continue his work through workshops and seminars..
Thurman lived in this three-bedroom house from birth in 1899 until he left for college (with the exception of his days at Florida Baptist Academy in Jacksonville, Florida, from the 8th grade to his high school graduation). He often recounted the tremendous uplifting spiritual experience he got from sitting under the big oak tree in the house's backyard. There, he said he dreamed of one day creating a church which would grow beyond racial and economic barriers. In his adult life, when he lived on or near college campuses, he often returned to the house and kept some of his belongings here; it remained in his family and was passed along to ..... It fell into disrepair over the decades and, in the mid-1980s, it was refurbished and opened up as a cultural and educational center, through the stewardship of the New Birth Corporation, Inc.., a nonprofit ecumenical organization.
PUBLIC ACCESS
The home is available for guided tours and for meetings, small events and workshops.
For more information, send a request via the Contact US page or contact by email at [email protected] or call at (386) 258-7514.