| African Americans in Florida Contributor(s): Jones, Maxine D. (Author), McCarthy, Kevin M. (With) |
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ISBN: 156164031X ISBN-13: 9781561640317 Publisher: Pineapple Press OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1993 Annotation: -- Profiles more than 50 African Americans during four centuries of Florida history in brief essays -- Traces the role African Americans played in the discovery, exploration, and settlement of Florida as well as through the Civil War to the Civil Rights movement -- From Estevanico the Black, who first stepped on the shores of Florida in 1528, to Carrie Pittman Meek, elected to the United States Congress, African Americans have been setting examples of courage and perseverance -- Topics include Fort Mose (first free black community in North America), Black Seminoles, T. Thomas Fortune, turpentine camps, baseball, the Battle of Olustee, and Zora Neale Hurston -- Provides a detailed description of the 141 sites on the Florida Black Heritage Trail -- Particularly appropriate for school-age readers -- For classroom use: one free teacher's manual with the purchase of three books |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) |
| Dewey: 975.900 |
| LCCN: 93027737 |
| Physical Information: 0.32" H x 8.44" W x 10.94" (1.22 lbs) 190 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Geographic Orientation - Florida - Topical - Black History |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Brief essays profile over 50 African Americans during four centuries of Florida history. Traces the role African Americans played in the discovery, exploration, and settlements of Florida, through the Civil War to the Civil Rights movement. For classroom use: one free teacher's manual with the purchase of three books. |
Contributor Bio(s): McCarthy, Kevin M.: - Kevin McCarthy is professor emeritus and a distinguished alumni professor of Florida studies and English at the University of Florida in Gainesville, where he taught for 33 years. He has written many books for Pineapple Press. |