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Antoinette T. Jackson is Professor and Chair of Anthropology at the University of South Florida (USF) in Tampa. [1] Her research focusses on sociocultural and historical anthropology, the social construction of race, class, gender, ethnicity; heritage resource management, and American, African American and African Diaspora culture.
The history of Florida can be traced to when the first Paleo-Indians began to inhabit the peninsula as early as 14,000 years ago. [1] They left behind artifacts and archeological evidence. Florida's written history begins with the arrival of Europeans; the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León in 1513 made the first textual records.
The governor of Florida is the head of government of the U.S. state of Florida and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. [2] The governor has a duty to enforce state laws and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Florida Legislature, [3] to convene the legislature [4] and grant pardons, except in cases of impeachment.
Responses will inform plans for future exhibits and the redesign of space when the Museum of Florida History reopens. The Museum of Florida History and R.A. Gray Building Wednesday, June 10, 2020.
Revere Quality House Paul Rudolph, Architect, FAIA (Library of Congress) Several factors gave rise to the Sarasota School of Architecture: the post-World War II residential building boom, the development of new construction technologies, the evolution of new architectural concepts, and the emergence of a new generation of architects willing to create ground-breaking and forward-thinking designs.
February 22: Spain officially cedes Florida (already under American occupation) to United States as part of the Adams–Onís Treaty. March 10: Andrew Jackson is appointed military governor of Florida by James Monroe being the first American governor. July 10: José María Coppinger leaves office as the last governor of East Florida.
Tropical Modernism, or Tropical Modern is a style of architecture that merges modernist architecture principles with tropical vernacular traditions, emerging in the mid-20th century. The term is used to describe modernist architecture in various regions of the world, including Latin America, Asia and Africa, as detailed below.
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