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Life in Postbellum Florida

Proceedings and Year Book of the 1891 Session of the East Florida Annual
Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church
. Page 16.

This selection of published resources includes both primary and secondary sources offering insight into the experiences of Black Floridians in postbellum Florida.

Several publications on this list document the work of the Freedmen’s Bureau in Florida, while other publications document the history of Black communities in Tallahassee and surrounding areas after the Civil War.

Still other publications on this list trace social, political and labor movements organized by Black Floridians after the Civil War.

Church publications chronicle aspects of religious life in Florida’s Black communities, while city directories record the names, addresses and occupations of residents within Florida’s Black enclaves.

imls180.for.panel.jpgMany of these resources and programs are funded under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Florida's LSTA program is administered by the Department of State's Division of Library and Information Services.

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