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Blacks in Florida
The history of slavery that has haunted the African-Americans for centuries has allowed the society to forget the heritage of their culture. The shame and considerable violence that surrounds their slave pasts overwhelms people so that they are apt to forget that these peoples had a history before they came or were brought to the 'western' world. Most historians and academics follow the impact of the African-American culture on the U.S. lands and people, much like the influence of the African-Americans on Spanish Colonial Florida as presented by Jane Landers in her article, "Traditions of African-American Freedom and Community in Spanish Colonial Florida" and Hall's "African Religious Retentions in Florida" through the basis of slaves being seen as mere 'animals' that had to be civilized. What influence they are seen to have then is seen to emerge from their repressive...
That is why Samory Rashid's thesis in his article, "Islamic Origins of Spanish Florida's Fort Musa" is controversially refreshing. The articles suggests that the African America influence began from the their past when they lived in the West African and Islamic North regions and to actually understand the heritage and influence the African-Americans have had we must study the culture evident in these areas.
The influence of Africans on the New World should not be viewed through their slave past, rather the influence should be studied from the origins of the African peoples which can be traced back to the African region and its claim to glory that came from the Spanish Moors and the Islamic roots. Only then can the African influence on the New World be viewed as having more than 'survived' in face…
Robert Hall and Jane Landers are academics who have studied the influence of African-Americans of the Spanish Colonial region of Florida. Yet, they have narrowed down their study by viewing the heritage of the Africans Americans through the lenses of slavery. Most academics are unable to study the African-American past without bias not because they view the African-Americans as second class citizens but because they associate African-Americans with 'slavery' and cannot see beyond that label. While they realize that the African-Americans immigrated, or were forcefully brought from the regions of Africa to the Americas they are unable to separate the 'slaves' from the 'free' people.
Hall [1990] presents the influence of the African-Americans on Florida by studying the religious facets of the African culture; from the drum beats to black magic to the rich death and burial rites. Hall and Landers [1995] both suggest that the Florida region had been influenced by the African-American more than other states because they were to some extent allowed to retain their moral and religious personalities by the law and church. The slaves colonial Spanish area were till a greater part of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth century allowed to continue their own cultural rituals and it was only after annexation of the Florida area to the American states that the slave rights began to be suppressed.
Yet, while both these writers contend that the African-Americans had their basis in Western Africa to some extent they fail to pursue the cultural base. They focus more on the influence of African-Americans on Florida through the kaleidoscope of slavery than actually tracing the origin of the culture from the Africa's. In
Black Women in the Florida Legislature: A Short History of Cherry, Meek, and Joyner There is little question that the history of women's participation in the United States Political scene has been a rocky one. Indeed, from the birth of the nation, women have had to struggle for the most basic rights of governmental participation -- from the acquisition of the vote, to the winning of the most basic issues of equality
Florida History Florida was ruled by Spain for over 200 years. There was little to view by the 1750's. St. Augustine remained a small military town of two thousand soldiers and settlers. The most prosperous merchants were those who operated food services for the troops. On the Gulf side, Pensacola was barely more than a few wooden houses and a fort. The mission system was in ruins. (Florida's past: People and
Black Women in Law Profession Early Twentieth Century Black women attempting to enter careers in law during the period from 1900 through 1970 faced a variety of unique challenges. During this era, many women of all races began to question their role and place into society; it was during this time that civil rights campaigns were beginning to flourish, and African-American women as faced the prospect of not only being a
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Florida Everglades Everglades National Park Life Forms Found in the Area Amphibians Greenhouse frog Cuban treefrog Squirrel treefrog Two-toed amphiuma Peninsula newt Wading Birds Heron Egret Least Bittern Roseate Spoonbill Glossy Ibis Mammals White-tailed deer Pig Florida panther River otter Bobcat Striped skunk Reptiles American alligator American crocodile Caiman Snakes Iguanas Biological interrelationships among life forms in the area Ecosystems Species depend on one another for food, etc. Human intrusions threatening the area Pollution Development Introduced Species Protections that exist to safeguard and preserve the area A. CERP B. Acceler8 C. LOER NEEPP What individuals can do to help protect the Everglades A. Visit the Everglades B. Learn ways to conserve the
Jim Crow Florida: Views expressed by James Weldon Johnson and Zora Neale Hurston This paper will examine the lives and beliefs of James Weldon Johnson and Zora Neale Hurston as well as exploring each of these individuals interpretation of class and gender in relation to race. This paper will answer the question as to whether their personal reflections of Jim Crow Florida were similar or different and how so. Zora Neale Hurston, novelist,