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African-American Reources[edit | edit source]

The Last Slave Ships: Key West African Cemetery

This report details the evidence of an African cemetery at Higgs Beach in Key West, Florida, and describes how it was located. Includes facsimiles of historical records, maps, and photos. In 1860, the U.S. Navy intercepted three American-owned slave ships taking Africans to Cuba. Now refugees, the Africans were taken to Key West before being sent to Liberia. Many died and were buried at Higgs Beach. From the Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Society.
http://www.melfisher.org/exhibitions/lastslaveships/cemetery.htm

Books[edit | edit source]

African Americans in the reconstruction of Florida, 1865-1877

WorldCat: Find at a library near you

Web Sites[edit | edit source]

The Black Experience (African-American Resources in the Florida State Archives)
State Archives of Florida
Florida Memory: Digital Collections at the State Archives of Florida
Florida Deaths 1877-1939 (Record Search)
Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Society

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-== Cultural Groups  ==
+== '''African-American Reources'''  ==
-===African American===
+&nbsp;The Last Slave Ships: Key West African Cemetery
-*See [[African American Resources for Florida]]
-===Cuban===
+This report details the evidence of an African cemetery at Higgs Beach in Key West, Florida, and describes how it was located. Includes facsimiles of historical records, maps, and photos. In 1860, the U.S. Navy intercepted three American-owned slave ships taking Africans to Cuba. Now refugees, the Africans were taken to Key West before being sent to Liberia. Many died and were buried at Higgs Beach. From the Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Society. <br>[http://www.melfisher.org/exhibitions/lastslaveships/cemetery.htm http://www.melfisher.org/exhibitions/lastslaveships/cemetery.htm]
-*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_migration_to_Miami Cubans]
-===Indigenous Peoples===
+== &nbsp; Books  ==
-*See [[Indigenous Peoples of Florida]]
-===Italian===
+*''African Americans in the reconstruction of Florida, 1865-1877''
-===Jews===
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; WorldCat:&nbsp; [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/227191777&referer=brief_results Find at a library near you]<span id="1260348147434S" style="display: none;">&nbsp;</span>
-*See [https://dos.myflorida.com/library-archives/research/explore-our-resources/florida-history-culture-and-heritage/jewish/ Florida Division of Library and Information Sciences]
+== &nbsp; Web Sites  ==
-== General ==
+*[http://www.floridamemory.com/Collections/BlackExperience/blackexp.pdf The Black&nbsp; Experience] (African-American Resources in the Florida State Archives)
+*[http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/index_researchers.cfm State Archives of Florida]
-See also [[United States Cultural Groups]] for additional resources.
+*[http://www.floridamemory.com/Collections/ Florida Memory: Digital Collections at the State Archives of Florida]
+*[http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;c=1595003 Florida Deaths 1877-1939 ](Record Search)
-Other records and histories of ethnic, racial, and religious groups in Florida are listed in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:
+*[http://www.melfisher.org/exhibitions/lastslaveships/cemetery.htm Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Society ][http://www.melfisher.org/exhibitions/lastslaveships/cemetery.htm <br>]
-:'''FLORIDA - MINORITIES'''
-:'''FLORIDA, [COUNTY] - MINORITIES'''
-:'''FLORIDA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - MINORITIES'''
-You will also find records in the Subject Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:
-:'''AFRO-AMERICANS - FLORIDA'''
-== Libraries  ==
-Local public libraries and university libraries often have books about the cultural groups in their area. See [http://www.publiclibraries.com/florida.htm PublicLibraries.com] for lists of such libraries with their contact information.
-The [https://www.familysearch.org/search/ FamilySearch Library] also has information about such groups, as well as films of manuscript collections. [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1&region=UNITED_STATES FamilySearch Historical Record Collections ]had digital records for Florida.
-<br>
-== Websites  ==
-*[https://dos.myflorida.com/library-archives/archives/ State Archives of Florida] is the central repository for the state government. It collects historically significant records, including private manuscripts. <br>
-*[http://www.floridamemory.com/Collections/ Florida Memory: Digital Collections at the State Archives of Florida]
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-[[Category:Florida, United States|Florida]] [[Category:United States Cultural Groups]]
+[[Category:Florida|Minorities]]
-[[Category:Florida Cultural Groups]]