Fredd Glossie Atkins Park

This park is named after Fredd “Glossie” Atkins, the first African-American City Commissioner and first African-American Mayor.

Dedication Wall: Fredd “Glossie” Atkins, Delores D. Dry, Carolyn J. Mason, Jerome Stevens, Neil Humphrey, Sr., Dorothye G Smith, Jerome Dupree, Mrs. Janie Jackson Poe, Professor Roland W. Rogers, Booker High School First Graduation Class 1935 - Annie Blue McElroy, Marthena Riley, A.L. Williams and Nacomi Williams; First BHS Principal - Professor James R. Dixon., Emma E. Booker, John Henry Floyd, Wright and Sarah Bush, Joe and Elizabeth Holton, Charlie Jones, Sam Morgan, Shep and Annie Albright, Neil Humphrey, and Charles N. Thompson.

Enjoy the day under the fabric shaded picnic tables. Allows leashed pets. Owned and operated by the City of Sarasota Parks & Recreation District.