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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.
African-American state legislators in Florida (84 P) Pages in category "African-American people in Florida politics" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total.
Black young people began to see South Florida as a travel destination, not only during spring break but also Memorial Day after the debut of Will Smith’s wildly popular hip-hop “Miami” song ...
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 ...
In a challenge to the state’s new anti-DEI rules, the head of the NAACP is calling on Black student athletes to reconsider attending Florida public colleges and universities.
Florida: 1872 1874 Died Wilson Riles (1917–1999) Democratic: California: 1971 1983 Lost reelection Doug Jamerson (1947–2001) Democratic: Florida: 1994 1995 Lost election Patricia Willoughby (?–present) Democratic: North Carolina: September 1, 2004: August 23, 2005: Retired Carolyn Stanford Taylor (born 1957) Democratic: Wisconsin: January ...
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Florida's metropolitan areas and major cities Florida's population density per square mile Florida ancestry map. With a population getting close to 23 million people according to the 2023 US Census estimates, [7] [12] Florida is the most populous state in the Southeastern United States, and the second-most populous state in the South behind ...