The African American heritage of Florida

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The African American heritage of Florida

Africans participated in all the Spanish explorations and settlements in Florida, as they did throughout the Spanish Americas. In Florida they helped establish St. Augustine and the free black community of Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose. Africans and African Americans fought in the many conflicts that wracked Florida, including the three Seminole Wars and the Civil War.

Despite the oppressions of slavery and segregation, black Floridians struggled to establish their own communities, combat racism and economic deprivation, and negotiate the terms of their labor. Against overwhelming odds, they helped develop communities like Jacksonville, Tampa, and Miami, and they served as the critical labor force for the state's citrus, agricultural, and timber industries.

For centuries, however, their rich and substantial heritage has been ignored.These twelve essays examine it, documenting African American contributions to Florida's history from the colonial era to the late twentieth century.

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English
Pages
392

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Cover of: African American Heritage of Florida
African American Heritage of Florida
2018, Library Press at UF
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Cover of: The African American heritage of Florida
The African American heritage of Florida
1995, University Press of Florida
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Gainesville

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
975.9/00496073
Library of Congress
E185.93.F5 C65 1995

The Physical Object

Pagination
x, 392 p. :
Number of pages
392

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL1114980M
Internet Archive
africanamericanh0000unse_d1n0
ISBN 10
0813013321
LCCN
94040977
OCLC/WorldCat
31517969
Library Thing
1445180
Goodreads
3805942

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