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Winners and their families at the NAACP 2024 Black History Month essay competition, Oak Ridge. Aary’s White receiving his Supporter Award from Annette Flynn, Oak Ridge, June 2024.
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.
Historically black universities and colleges in Florida (5 C, 4 P) Historically segregated African-American schools in Florida (2 C, 54 P) History of racism in Florida (2 C, 11 P)
When Florida’s State Board of Education adopted new standards for teaching African American history earlier this month, a deluge of criticism quickly followed. It was largely directed at two ...
The big story: The buzz is still all about Florida’s African American history standards. Much of the attention paid to the standards has focused on a couple of lines. But the full set of ...
In October 1687 the first fugitive slave escaped from Carolina and arrived in Florida. Following the kings decree many more enslaved Africans escaped from the Carolinas and found refuge in Florida, promoting royal decree in 1733 reinforcing the offer of freedom, prohibiting the reimbursement of the English for escaped slaves, and requiring of them four years of service to the crown in order to ...
List of African American historic places in Florida This list of African American Historic Places in Florida is based on a book by the National Park Service, The Preservation Press, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers. [1]
Florida approved new standards for African American history Wednesday that state officials called “robust” and claimed address “the darkest part of our history,” but critics said they will ...