NAACP Youth Council leader said Kennedy warned police of impending attack.
Courage, bravery, and heroism: Stetson Kennedy
August 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment
St. Augustine, an African, on his Feast Day
August 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
MLK Memorial Dedication – Washington DC, August 28th, 2011
August 8, 2011 By 1 Comment
Attend the Live Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Dedication Ceremony in Washington D.C. on August 28th, 2011 About the MLK Memorial: The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is conceived of as an engaging landscape experience tied to other landscapes and monuments, not as a single object or memorial dominating the site. The composition of the… [Continue Reading]
THE ‘AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE TOUR’ OFFERS AN EDUCATIONAL ADVENTURE
July 9, 2011 By 1 Comment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact Eric Alboher, CEO Black History Tours, (305) 754-0981, eric@blackhistorytours.com Members of The Florida Task Force on African American History (AAHTF), the United Nation’s Educational Scientific Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and the Transatlantic Slave Trade (TST) Education Project are partnering with BlackHistoryTours.com, Inc. and historically black colleges and universities to offer an… [Continue Reading]
Worlds Best Golf Destinations! Can you picture your group there?
April 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Still dealing with snow and wish you saw something that resembled Spring when you step outside? Maybe it’s time to plan a recreational trip for your group. So go in the garage, find your clubs and dusty them off because we’re going to take you there in style.
History’s Lost Black Towns – Rosewood, Fla.
February 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Rosewood, established in 1870, was the site of what could be considered one of the worst race riots in U.S. history. By 1915 it was a small, predominantly black town — with a population of just slightly more than 300. On New Year’s Day in 1923, a young white woman claimed that a black man sexually assaulted her; Rosewood was destroyed by a band of white men searching for the alleged suspect. The number of those killed is still unknown.
History’s Lost Black Towns – Fort Mose, Fla.
February 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Founded in 1738, Fort Mose, located just north of St. Augustine, is the United States’ first free black settlement. Amid the fight for control of the New World, Great Britain, Spain and other European nations relied on African slave labor. The king of Spain issued an edict: Any male slave of the British colonies who escaped to the Spanish colony of Florida would be set free — as long as he declared his allegiance to Spain and the Catholic Church.
Louisiana
January 25, 2011 By
Louisiana may well have the most distinctive African American history in the nation. In a situation unique to our area, many people of African descent arrived in Louisiana as free people and would never experience life as slaves. These were refugees from Haiti who had fled a 1791 slave uprising that would eventually establish the western hemisphere’s second oldest nation.
Mississippi
January 25, 2011 By
Mississippi was a crucial “battleground” in the American Civil Rights Movement. Even today, there are plenty of reminders of the important role that Mississippi played in African-American history.
Atlanta
January 25, 2011 By
Atlanta is known for being the birth place of Martin Luther King, Jr. as well as for it’s rich African-American culture and history. Travel back in time from the time when Atlanta was a racially polarized city despite it’s population being nearly 50% black. Experience historic places and museums to soul food restaurants.