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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.
Businessman and Florida's first African-American millionaire [citation needed] Born in Madison [304] Adam Lovell (1977–) Founder of WriteAPrisoner.com: Lives and works in Edgewater [305] Charles E. Merrill (1885–1956) Founder of Merrill Lynch: Born in Green Cove Springs [306] Kara Monaco (1983–) Playboy Playmate of the Year (2006) Born in ...
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 .
Pages in category "African Americans in Florida" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Ion Farris (1878–1934), former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and member of the Florida Senate; John W. Martin (1884–1958), former Jacksonville mayor and 24th governor of Florida 1921–1925; Emory H. Price (1899–1976), U.S. Representative from Florida; Fuller Warren (1905–1973), 30th governor of Florida 1949–1953
According to Stewart Tolney and E. M Beck, between 1882 and 1930, more African American males would be lynched in Florida then any other Southern state. In this time frame, Florida led the nation with eleven lynches in 1920. Studies showed that for every 100,000 African American in Florida, 79.8 were lynched.
The Highwaymen, also referred to as the Florida Highwaymen, are a group of 26 African American landscape artists in Florida. Two of the original artists, Harold Newton, and Alfred Hair, received training from Alfred “Beanie” Backus. It is believed they may have created a body of work of over 200,000 paintings.
Black Vaudeville is a term that specifically describes Vaudeville-era African American entertainers and the milieus of dance, music, and theatrical performances they created. Spanning the years between the 1880s and early 1930s, these acts not only brought elements and influences unique to American black culture directly to African Americans ...