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As of the 2010 U.S. Census, African Americans were 16.6% of the population of Florida. [4] The African-American presence in the peninsula extends as far back as the early 18th century, when African-American slaves escaped from slavery in Georgia into the swamps of the peninsula.
At the center of Florida's slave trade was the colorful trader and slavery defender, Quaker Zephaniah Kingsley, owner of slaving vessels (boats). He treated his enslaved well, allowed them to save for and buy their freedom (at a 50% discount), and taught them crafts like carpentry, for which reason his highly-trained, well-behaved slaves sold ...
Notable African-American intellectuals and activists such as W. E. B. Du Bois and Malcolm X used Ghana as a symbol of black achievement. Most of the early immigrants from Ghana to the United States were students who came to get a better education and planned on using the education acquired in the United States to better Ghana. [7]
State Rep. Kimberly Daniels, who once thanked God for slavery, said she'll fight to eliminate any Black history standard that says slaves benefitted.
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The approval of Florida’s new Black history curriculum didn’t surprise Crystal Etienne.. A seventh-grade civics teacher in Miami-Dade County, she has seen it coming since 2022. She attended ...
Pages in category "African-American history of Florida" The following 110 pages are in this category, out of 110 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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