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File-This Aug. 29, 2013, file photo shows the Grove, a historical mansion that once belonged to former Florida Gov. LeRoy Collins in Tallahassee, Fla. Calling it a reflection of the &quot;larger American experience,&quot; the home that has been witness to slavery, the Civil War and the civil rights era has been opened to the public in Tallahassee. State officials on Saturday, March 11, 2017, swung open the doors to the Grove, a state-owned mansion that was once the residence to Gov. LeRoy Collins. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon, File)

The Grove, a witness to slavery, war and civil rights opens

By GARY FINEOUT - Associated Press

In this Aug. 29, 2013 photo, Robert Bendus, Director of Florida Division of Historical Resources, stands for a photo by the Grove, a historical mansion that once belonged to former Florida Gov. LeRoy Collins in Tallahassee, Fla. The state, at a cost of nearly $6 million, is turning the Greek Revival style mansion and its 10-acre grounds into a museum designed to document the lives of the state’s governors as well as an architectural classroom for visitors. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon)

Part of Fla. history to step back into spotlight

By GARY FINEOUT - Associated Press