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Episodes from "HIS 240 African-American History I," Rollins College (Fall 2009): 21 through 30 of 42

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  1. The Folklore and Dance behind Zora Hurston
    date January, 1934 to 1934map Orange, Floridatags Zora Neale Hurston, African-Americans, African American Folklore, Dance

    “Anyone wishing to get a real glimpse into negro life in Florida should not miss the performance to be given in Recreation Hall.” 1 This praise, given to the anthropologist, writer, poet, dancer and singer Zora Neale Hurston, came from R. W. France about her 1934 production of All De Live Long Day. Zora lived her life in an attempt to revitalize and find the truth behind her African American culture,...

  2. The Significance of Rhetoric in Antebellum America
    date 1839map PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvaniatags Rhetoric, Writing, African American Women, African American

    The Anti-Slavery Convention of American Women, held in Philadelphia May 1st through 3rd , 1839. This gathering was formed in such that African American women could come together and raise their voice for a cause that constantly rejected them. While slavery was still breaking the backs of black men and women in the South, Free Blacks in the North felt a duty and responsibility to promote and bring about...

  3. Slavery in Florida
    date February 9, 1865map JEFFERSON, Floridatags florida slave history, Slave Trade, Slavery

    Florida achieved statehood in 1821. Up until then, the Spanish had ruled the land for almost three hundred years. When Florida achieved statehood, the total population was twelve thousand, the majority consisting of free blacks, fugitive slaves, or Seminole, Creek or Mikasuki Indians. Some blacks found the more relaxed racial climate to their liking. By the 1730s, Spanish Florida existed as a haven...

  4. Zora Neale Hurston performs "From Sun to Sun" at Rollins College
    date February 11, 1933map Orange, Floridatags Rollins College, Zora Neale Hurston, florida slave history

    On Friday, February 11, 1933 Zora Neale Hurston’s program “From Sun to Sun” was shown at the Recreation Hall of Rollins College at 8:15 in the evening. At the performance Hurston led her company of Negroes in songs of African folklore, originating from various places around the state. Such songs included “Shack Rouser,” “East Coast Blues,” and “Alabama Bound”.  The scenery for “From...

  5. The 54th Massachusetts regiment
    date February 20, 1864map COLUMBIA, Floridatags 54th Regiment, florida slave history, Civil War

    The 54th Massachusetts regiment of the Civil War was made up entirely of African Americans, except for its white officers. Because it was the first black regiment to be organized in the North, many were watching its progress. If the regiment’s performance turned out to be noteworthy, it would be the deciding factor if blacks would be used in battle. The regiment was formed in March 1863 after the...

  6. From Eatonville to Broadway
    date 1910 to 1935map Orange, Floridatags Zora Neale Hurston, Eatonville, African American Authors, African American Folklore, Female Authors, African American Women

    Born in Alabama and raised in Eatonville, Florida, Zora Neale Hurston became one of the greatest-known black female authors of all time. Zora once said: "I was born in a Negro town.  I do not mean by that the black backside of an average town.  Eatonville, Florida is, and was at the time of my birth, a pure Negro town-charter, mayor, council, town marshal and all.  It was not the first Negro community...

  7. The African American Struggle through the U.S. Educational System
    date 1870 to 1890map ORANGE, Floridatags Black Schools, Educational System, african americans, Plessy vs. Ferguson, Brown vs. Board of Educat

    Before the end of the Civil War, the education of black slaves in the United States was a criminal endeavor. Although efforts were made in the newly formed free black communities to organize schools, few African Americans received any education at all before the Reconstruction Era when public schools were opened. Even then, establishments for black children were poorly financed and largely ignored....

  8. Cruelty in Florida Slave Plantations Leads to Apology and Changes Race Relations
    date 1845 to 1870map LEON, Floridatags Slavery, Race Relations, Apology to Slaves, Reparations for Slavery

    Florida was the sixth state to apologize for slavery, along with Alabama, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, and New Jersey.[1]  In Florida, legislation has been considered to atone the vicious and inexcusable actions of slavery.  According to the article, Giving Slaves a Voice, Gary R. Mormino explains “one cannot begin to comprehend the history of Florida without understanding slavery.”[2] ...

  9. Anna Madgigine Jai Kingsley: A Free Woman
    date 1855 to May, 1870map NASSAU, Floridatags african americans, Anna Kingsley, African American Women

    Unrestrained Florida landscapes surround the large, white plantation home on Fort George Island, now called “The Princess House.” Echoes of past voices in celebration, in labour, and in daily life resound through the hollow rooms, the large covered porch, and the plantation grounds. Once home to an African princess, wed to a Spanish plantation owner, the home stands as a piece of living African...

  10. Zora Neale Hurston: Improving Race Relations through African Folklore
    date June 8, 1932 to October 10, 1934map Orange, Floridatags Race Relations, African American Folklore, Education

    Zora Neale Hurston made contributions to the acceptance of African Americans in society through her noteworthy folklore writing.  Hurston was an inhabitant of Florida, but resided in New York City when she wrote a letter to Professor Grover on June 8th 1932.[1]  In her letter, she explains that she majored in Anthropology at Columbia University.  Furthermore, she states “I have done three years...

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