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Florida was later acquired by the British, bringing the First Spanish Period to an end and the departure of the Spanish population (including blacks) to Cuba. African-American slaves soon became the main Black population in the state. [7] The Spanish regained Florida briefly in 1784 before departing in 1821.
The Florida NAACP wants its national board to issue a travel advisory for the state, urging Black people to avoid visiting Florida in response to anti-Black legislation put forth by Republican Gov ...
The Stop WOKE Act, also known as the Stop Wrongs to Our Kids and Employees Act and redubbed the Individual Freedom Act, is a Florida state law which prohibited schools and businesses from teaching certain concepts related to race, gender, racism, and privilege. In addition to that, it prohibits Florida educational institutions and businesses ...
As many as 300 black people were killed and 10,000 left homeless after whites attacked and destroyed the Greenwood district of Tulsa, known as "Black Wall Street". 1922 Jay, Florida: 175 Black residents fled the town after a death of a white farmer who was shot by a black farmer in self-defense. [20] [21] January 1923 Rosewood, Florida
Florida's purchase by the United States from Spain in 1819 (effective 1821) was primarily a measure to strengthen the system of slavery on Southern plantations, by denying potential runaways the formerly safe haven of Florida. Florida became a slave state, seceded, and passed laws to exile or enslave free blacks.
The Florida Legislature is looking to boost the pay for a depleted state work force and for the third consecutive year has inserted a pay raise in a $116 billion state budget it will soon send to ...
The employee blocked the would-be customer as a voice from behind the camera said, “You’ve gotta wear a mask, bro.” SEE IT: Florida man flings employees aside, fights to enter Walmart ...
Ax Handle Saturday, also known as the Jacksonville riot of 1960, was a racially motivated attack in Hemming Park (since renamed James Weldon Johnson Park) in Jacksonville, Florida, on August 27, 1960. A group of about 200 white men used baseball bats and ax handles to attack black people who were in sit-in protests opposing racial segregation.