Smith and the community have spent the last 5 years working to restore the museum, which recently received a grant from the nonprofit Florida Humanities.The building is rich in history and tradition. It was once part of the Gabriella Colored School, which at its inception in 1918, was part ...
St. Augustine, FL, Jan. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- From founding settlers to America’s first community of freed slaves to the Civil Rights Movement, African Americans have played a significant part in the multi-cultural heritage of Florida’s Historic Coast. TheACCORD ...
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For a more in-depth understanding of Charleston's Black history, take a tour with Gullah Tours. The Gullah were a community of Black people who made their home in the Lowcountry region of South Carolina as well as North Carolina, Georgia and Florida. The Gullah preserved much of their Afri...
Jack Hadley Black History Museum Immediate Press Release James “Jack” Hadley Received the 2013 Congressional Black Caucus Veterans Brainturst Award in Nation Capitol on September 20, 2013: Presenting the Award is Co-Chairs: Hon. Corrine Brown, Florida 5th Dist. ...
Running from February 1 to February 29, 2025, at the Richard and Pat Johnson Palm Beach County History Museum, this exhibition highlights the lives, artistry, and cultural impact of the Highwaymen—26 African American artists who revolutionized Florida landscape painting during the mid-20th century....
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The Florida Pioneer Museum focuses on the people who settled South Dade early in the 20th century. It also has a number of art... Arts & Culture Added to your favorites Homestead Championship Rodeo New dates TBD Homestead Rodeo Association Saddle up! The Homestead Championship Rodeo returns for...
But only a few states require public schools to teach Black history, includingFlorida,Illinoisand, since 2002,New Jersey. Most of those states don’t define what should be included in those lesson plans. Under New Jersey’s “Amistad” law, named for therebellion of enslaved Africanswho rose...