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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.
African American Heritage Trail of St. Petersburg, Florida; List of African-American historic places in Florida; African Cemetery at Higgs Beach; African-American Research Library and Cultural Center; Afro-American Museum of Pompano Beach; American Beach, Florida; Angola, Florida; Ax Handle Saturday
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 ...
Studies showed that for every 100,000 African American in Florida, 79.8 were lynched. Mob violence through Jacksonville was at an all-time high and occurred more than often. One of the most relevant mob violence's was on July 4, 1910, when a group of black people were attacked by white gangs for celebrating boxing champion Jack Johnson ...
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
100 Greatest African Americans is a biographical dictionary of one hundred historically great Black Americans (in alphabetical order; that is, they are not ranked), as assessed by Temple University professor Molefi Kete Asante in 2002.
Florida University System Chancellor & IFAS Founder 1997 Cecil Farris Bryant: Florida's 34th Governor 1961-1965 1994 George A. Smathers: US Senator 1951-1969 1994 Stephen C. O'Connell: Florida Supreme Court Justice 1966-1967 & UF President 1967-1973 1993 B. K. Roberts: Three-Time Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court 1990 Chester Howell ...
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]