1803 to 1821

Montgomery, Georgia

Slavery, Slave master, slave conditions, Race-Relations, florida slave history, Plantation Life

In 1803, Zephaniah Kingsley began bringing slaves from Africa to his plantation in Fort George Island.[1]  Fort George Island is located slightly north of modern day Jacksonville.  “The United States did not allow anyone to bring in slaves after 1808.  But Florida still belonged to Spain, and so smugglers brought in slaves to the southern United States through northern Florida.”[2]  Slaves...