Free black communities were established in Spanish Colonial Florida as enslaved people escaped from British colonies to the north.
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Division of Cultural Affairs

Sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture.
Florida's Space Coast Office of Tourism

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Jessie Ball duPont Fund

This project is sponsored in part by The Jessie Ball duPont Fund.
Rossetter House Foundation

This project is sponsored in part by The Historic Rossetter House Museum.