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  2. McCollum Hall (Fort Myers, Florida) - Wikipedia

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    McCollum Hall is a historic building block that was an entertainment venue in Fort Myers, Florida. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places [1] and is a site on Florida's Black Heritage Trail. [2] It included a gas station and was listed in The Negro Motorist Green Book guide for African Americans.

  3. List of African-American historic places in Florida - Wikipedia

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    Slavery in the colonial history of the US; Revolutionary War; Antebellum period; Slavery and military history during the Civil War; Reconstruction era. Politicians; Juneteenth; Civil rights movement (1865–1896) Jim Crow era (1896–1954) Civil rights movement (1954–1968) Black power movement; Post–civil rights era; Aspects; Agriculture ...

  4. National Register of Historic Places listings in Lee County ...

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    Fort Myers Beach: 41: Mound Key Site: August 12, 1970 : Address Restricted: Fort Myers Beach: Part of the Archeological Resources of the Caloosahatchee Region MPS: 42: Murphy-Burroughs House: Murphy-Burroughs House

  5. Freedom Towns: A Vast but Largely Forgotten Movement of ... - AOL

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    Clark himself served as mayor for over a decade; in Eatonville's early days, his shop did double duty as town hall. Buildings and families have come and gone since then, but the community has kept ...

  6. African Americans in Florida - Wikipedia

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    The history of Black people in Florida dates back to the pre-American period, beginning with the arrival of Congolese-Spanish conquistador Juan Garrido in 1513, the enslaved Afro-Spanish explorer Estevanico in 1528, and the landing of free and African enslaved persons at Mission Nombre de Dios in the future St. Augustine, Florida in 1565.

  7. Category:African-American history of Florida - Wikipedia

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    McCollum Hall (Fort Myers, Florida) Killing of Tony McDade; Killing of Markeis McGlockton; McLaughlin v. Florida; Miami Boys; Von Delany Mizell; Monson Motor Lodge; 1964 Monson Motor Lodge protests; Harry T. Moore; Richard V. Moore; Christine Wigfall Morris

  8. 'Incredible and tragic' story of America's largest free Black ...

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  9. MLB at Rickwood Field: Reggie Jackson recalls racist ... - AOL

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    MLB brought the long-neglected history of the Negro Leagues to the forefront Thursday with its game at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama. That included appearances from some of baseball's ...