Online Classroom

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Mary McLeod Bethune, Educator - Mary McLeod Bethune founded the Daytona Normal and Industrial School for Negro Girls, now Bethune-Cookman College.

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Images of the Civil Rights Movement in Florida - These images document civil rights protests to integrate buses, stores, theaters, and beaches.

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Zora Neale Hurston, the WPA in Florida, and the Cross City Turpentine Camp - Zora Neale Hurston was already a published writer when she began working for the Florida division of the Work Projects Administration (WPA).

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Richard A. Twine Collection - This exhibit highlights images of the St. Augustine community of Lincolnville between 1922 and 1927.

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Lucreaty Clark, White Oak Basket Maker - Clark learned to make white oak baskets from her parents. Originally these sturdy baskets were used to hold cotton and carry vegetables.

Collections

Florida Folklife Collection

Florida-Alabama Progressive Seven Shape-Note Singing Convention - The convention was held in Crestview, Florida and recorded by folklorists Dwight DeVane and Doris Dyen in 1980.

Zora Neale Hurston - a compilation of all of the known Zora Neale Hurston sound recordings created while she worked for the WPA in the 1930s.

Florida Photographic Collection

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Portraits of African-Americans from the Alvan S. Harper Collection (1884-1910) - These images taken by Tallahassee photographer Alvan S. Harper represent the teachers, business owners, and local leaders of Tallahassee’s vibrant African-American community.

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Images of Florida's Black History - Here are just a few of the many images depicting the history of African-Americans in Florida.

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Film and Video

- St. Augustine Race Riots (Florida Highway Patrol)

- Gov. Farris Bryant Addresses Senate Commerce Committee

At the Archives

The Black Experience: A Guide to African-American Resources in the Florida State Archives This guide provides information on government records, manuscripts, photographs, audio recordings and films housed in the State Archives of Florida that relate to the history of African-Americans in Florida.