Florida’s Black history is one of America’s most dramatic—and overlooked—stories.
Before the modern Civil Rights Movement, Black Seminole warriors fought U.S. Army forces in Central Florida’s swamps. A schoolteacher built the state’s NAACP network before being killed in his bedroom on Christmas night in 1951.
Florida’s Black History presents carefully researched, easy-to-read facts spanning centuries and organized by historical period:
– **Black Seminoles and the Seminole Wars** — freedom seekers, key leaders, and the alliance that challenged the U.S. Army
– **Reconstruction** — Black political leadership and a period of growing influence
– **The Jim Crow Era** — Rosewood, Ocoee, the Newberry Six, the Groveland Four, and the NAACP’s legal challenges
– **The Civil Rights Movement** — the Tallahassee Bus Boycott, St. Augustine wade-ins, and the struggles that weakened segregation
The book includes a timeline, glossary, biographical guide, discussion questions, and further-reading list—useful for students, educators, and readers seeking a clear account.
Whether you are from Florida, studying African American history, or tired of seeing it reduced to a footnote, this book brings the story back to the center.
