Volusia County Bar Association knows history is important today.

• Jurisdiction: United States
• Date: 01 July 2005
• Author: Williams, Toyca
• Published date: 01 July 2005
• Author: Williams, Toyca

The Volusia County Bar Association (VCBA) is recording history from the voices of legal legends--a history retold by attorneys who lived, worked, and built the communities in and around Daytona Beach.

Twenty-five attorneys were selected to give firsthand accounts of living and working in Volusia County during the glory days of the beach races, world wars, Southern politics, Jim Crow laws, segregation, the Ku Klux Klan, and advances in technology.

"As the calendar changed from 1999 to the new millennium, like most people, our minds turned to history," said Belle Schumann, president of the VCBA. She explained that many great stories about the legal and social aspects of Volusia County were lost when several prominent attorneys passed away.

"These men participated in the most turbulent events of the 20th century. We were saddened at the loss of these fine individuals, but also sorry that their great stories were lost."

Five years ago, the association decided to preserve its rich history by interviewing and recording profound moments in history. Twenty-four oral accounts have been recorded with...