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Marian Summerall/WMFEA new historic marker in Orlando’s Parramore neighborhood details the 1925 lynching of Black resident Arthur Henry. The details of his murder came to light only a few years ago. It's part of an effort to shed light on the region's racially charged past. -
Florida Museum of Natural History/CourtesyHistorian Rodney Kite-Powell talks about the true origins of Thanksgiving. Hint: he says it started with the Spaniards and predates the pilgrims.
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Descendants of early Palm Beach County settlers will discuss rarely explored stories about how Black and white residents worked together to advance social causes, in a discussion at the Norton Museum of Art on Nov. 2. -
George Platt of Fort Lauderdale witnessed the bloody coup that started Augusto Pinochet's long, brutal dictatorship in Chile 50 years ago, on Sept. 11, 1973.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis has touted the state guard move as historical, yet one former military officer says state militias have a dark past that should not be overlooked.
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If the recent Silicon Valley Bank rescue was controversial, the Federal Reserve’s actions to stop a bank run in Havana 97 years ago seem scarcely believable. It is a once-confidential tale of millions of dollars in $5 and $10 bills sent barreling to Key West on Flagler’s Train to Paradise, before crossing the Florida Straits in a tense, liquor-soaked journey on a Cuban gunboat.
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At a time when state officials are restricting how race, identity and history can be taught, scores of students from across Miami-Dade County gathered to test their knowledge of the world's first Black republic. The Haitian History Bee is a celebration of culture and heritage that advocates say isn't taught enough in public schools.
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According to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Little Santo Domingo district in Allapattah is under threat — putting livelihoods and a unique cultural identity at risk.
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He had Ernest Hemingway for a neighbor, bought a Model T car with a New Deal job and served in the Pacific during World War II – but, as he hits another milestone birthday, one of Key West's oldest living Conchs doesn’t look a day over 90.
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House Bill 49 implements the recommendations of a task force approved by the Legislature two years ago to study the issue of abandoned African American cemeteries.
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Amid bans on teaching controversial topics related to race, Black families have embraced schools that affirm their African American heritage.
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Mallory Square is Key West's famous tourist spot for watching the sunset. The lead Florida Keys historian for the Monroe County Public Library system said it's not named for Stephen Mallory who was secretary of the Confederate Navy.
