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January 8 – November 23: Battle of Pensacola occurs, some historians believe this to be the first battle of the American Civil War. January 10: Florida secedes from the United States. February 8: Baker and Polk County are established. April 22: Florida joined the Confederate States of America at the beginning of the Civil War.
The result was the arrest of 17 rabbis on June 18, 1964, at the Monson motel, the largest mass arrest of rabbis in American history. [9] [22] Among the arrested were Eugene Borowitz, Michael Robinson, Murray Saltzman and Allen Secher. [23] While in jail, the rabbis authored a manifesto titled, "Why We Went". [22] [24]
Diplomatic History (Spring 2001). 25#2; historian Charles A. Beard accused Roosevelt of unnecessary provocation of Japan and deceiving the American people. John A. Garraty. "The New Deal, National Socialism, and the Great Depression". American Historical Review (1973). 78#4. pp. 907–944. William E. Leuchtenburg.
When Florida’s State Board of Education adopted new standards for teaching African American history earlier this month, a deluge of criticism quickly followed. It was largely directed at two ...
Some of Florida's hard-liner politicians have begun to realize just how difficult life can be without undocumented immigrants. S.B. 1718 "is 100 percent supposed to scare you," conceded state Rep ...
According to Tuesday’s arrest warrant, investigators found that more than 200 checks were written from the homeowners association to a company run by Gallego’s husband called Excellent Work ...
Student leaders called for the withdrawal of student support of the bus company and for students to seek participation in the boycott throughout the community. Reverend Steele, a member of the Tallahassee Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance (IMA) and leader in the NAACP, organized a mass meeting that night.
The history of Black people in Florida dates back to the pre-American period, beginning with the arrival of Congolese-Spanish conquistador Juan Garrido in 1513, the enslaved Afro-Spanish explorer Estevanico in 1528, and the landing of free and African enslaved persons at Mission Nombre de Dios in the future St. Augustine, Florida in 1565.