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Goulds, Florida. Goulds is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The area was originally populated as the result of a stop on the Florida East Coast Railroad. The railroad depot was located near the current Southwest 224th Street. The community was named after its operator ...
Contents: Counties in Florida with African American Historic Places. Alachua - Baker - Duval - Escambia - Franklin - Lee - Leon - Miami-Dade - Monroe - Putnam - St. Johns - St. Lucie - Santa Rosa - Seminole - Volusia. Some of these sites are on the National Register of Historic Places (NR) as independent sites or as part of larger historic ...
The history of African Americans in Florida can be divided into several eras, the dates varying by location: 1) Slavery until 1865. A few slaves had been freed, but were never free from the threat of being again enslaved. 2) Reconstruction after the American Civil War.
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 ...
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 ...
In 1920, Fritz Pollard and Bobby Marshall became the first Black athletes to play in the NFL. Pollard was also the league’s first Black coach. George Coleman Poage became the first Black person ...
George Adderley House. List of African-American historic places in Florida. Newtown (Palatka) 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.
1872. Quitman, Georgia, U.S. Died. February 29, 1940. Resting place. Lincoln Memorial Park. Occupation (s) Businessman, banker. Dana Albert " D. A. " Dorsey (1872 – February 29, 1940 [1]) was a businessman, banker, and philanthropist who became one of the first African–American millionaires in Florida and the American South.