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African Americans have risen from the slave plantations of nineteenth-century Florida to become the heads of corporations and members of Congress in the twenty-first century. They have played an important role in making Florida the successful state it is today. This book takes you on a tour, through the 67 counties, of the sites that commemorate the role of African Americans in Florida's history. If we can learn more about our past, both the good and the not-so-good, we can make better decisions in the future. Behind the hundreds of sites in this book are the courageous African Americans like Brevard County's Malissa Moore, who hosted many Saturday night dinners to raise money to build a church, and Miami-Dade's Gedar Walker, who built the first-rate Lyric Theater for black performers. And of course also featured are the more famous black Floridians like Zora Neale Hurston, Jackie Robinson, Mary McCleod Bethune, and Ray Charles.
The Johns Committee, a product of the red scare in Florida, grabbed headlines and destroyed lives. Its goal was to halt integration by destroying the NAACP in Florida and smearing integrationists. Citizens were subpoenaed under charges of communist tendencies, and later for homosexual or subversive behavior.
Briefly describes the lives and contributions of more than fifty notable African-Americans in Florida, from 1528 to the present, in such fields as education, politics, journalism, sports, music, and religion.
Virgil’s relationship with Daisy takes a serious hit while, as Static, he stands alone against six of his most vengeful enemies: Dr. Kilgore, the Swarm, Prometheus, Rubberband Man, the Botanist, and Jump!
Even Static’s awesome electrical powers may not be enough to save him from the hunger of Kilgore, a doctor who gets his own powers from draining Static’s blood. Meanwhile, Frieda’s life reaches a turning point when her bulimia problem comes to a head.
“The Long Hot Summer” nears its conclusion! Virgil just wanted to sneak into the grand opening of Utopia Park for some teenage hijinks, but when a riot breaks out, Static has to save the day!
List of members in each volume.
Static faces his most difficult challenge when he must deal with the death of one of his closest friends in a poignant story that will change the life of Virgil Hawkins forever.
Swarm, a sentient and malevolent collective consciousness of bees with an insatiable appetite for power, returns to destroy Static.