African American Sites in Florida (e-bog) af McCarthy, Kevin M.
McCarthy, Kevin M. (forfatter)

African American Sites in Florida e-bog

135,33 DKK (inkl. moms 169,16 DKK)
African Americans have risen from the slave plantations of nineteenth-century Florida to become the heads of corporations and members of Congress in the twenty-first century. They have played an important role in making Florida the successful state it is today. This book takes you on a tour, through the 67 counties, of the sites that commemorate the role of African Americans in Floridas history...
E-bog 135,33 DKK
Forfattere McCarthy, Kevin M. (forfatter)
Udgivet 24 juli 2019
Længde 337 sider
Genrer 1KBB
Sprog English
Format pdf
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9781561649518
African Americans have risen from the slave plantations of nineteenth-century Florida to become the heads of corporations and members of Congress in the twenty-first century. They have played an important role in making Florida the successful state it is today. This book takes you on a tour, through the 67 counties, of the sites that commemorate the role of African Americans in Floridas history. If we can learn more about our past, both the good and the not-so-good, we can make better decisions in the future. Behind the hundreds of sites in this book are the courageous African Americans like Brevard Countys Malissa Moore, who hosted many Saturday night dinners to raise money to build a church, and Miami-Dades Gedar Walker, who built the first-rate Lyric Theater for black performers. And of course also featured are the more famous black Floridians like Zora Neale Hurston, Jackie Robinson, Mary McCleod Bethune, and Ray Charles.