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Alachua County, Florida

By Lizzie PRB Jenkins

Book information

Publisher
Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Year
2007
ISBN
9781439617571, 2006932626
ASIN
B009A55C7M
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
36 MB (37268749 bytes)
Series
Black America
Pages
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Time added
2023-08-02 17:47:26
History; Nonfiction; HIS000000

Description

Alachua County s African American ancestry contributed significantly to the area s history. Onceenslaved pioneers Richard and Juliann Sams settled in Archer as early as 1839. They were former slaves of James M. Parchman, who journeyed through the wilderness from Parchman, Mississippi. They and others shaped the county s history through inventions, education, and work ethics based on spirituality. This book shows people working together, from the early1800s rural farm life, when racial violence was routine, until African Americans broke the chains of injustice and started organizing and controlling civic affairs.

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