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Some Real History?
This article barely scratches the surface of this important topic. This is supposed to cover the history of slavery in Florida but almost nothing is mentioned of slavery under the Spanish. I came to this article hoping to learn when the first African slaves were brought to Florida by the Spanish and I didn't even find a hint as to what century that might have happened. It's almost as though slavery wasn't recorded until Florida became a state. Can anyone with better expertise and knowledge on this topic please expound upon this? I do know that my Timucua ancestors were enslaved to build the stone fort and that isn't mentioned at all. I know that when the Timucua and other indigenous people became fed up and fled the area the Spanish replaced them with imported African slaves. But I don't know the dates. Anyone? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.32.55.37 (talk) 23:16, 7 June 2020 (UTC)


 * The Spaniards didn't bring more than a handful of slaves to Florida because there was (in comparison with, say, Mexico) no work for them to do — no mines, no plantations. Most slaves in Florida were fugitives from the U.S. See Negro Fort, which was in Spanish Florida. deisenbe (talk) 15:24, 8 June 2020 (UTC)

Missing
Opponents of slavery and opponents of secession are almost entirely missing from this entry. Also missing a escaped slaved who fought for the Union. How many Black soldiers died in Florida fighting for the United States? The entry also fails to mention how veterans went on to hold political office and serve in state and local offices before Democrats took back control of the state and the South. FloridaArmy (talk) 17:33, 30 May 2024 (UTC)


 * It is a matter of finding reliable sources and editing the article. "" has material on white Floridians and "contrabands" (escaped slaves) who sought refuge with and/or aided Union forces in Florida. We do have some articles about Black veterans who entered politics in Florida after the war, such as Henry Harmon, Josiah T. Walls, and Robert Meacham, which could be mined for sources. Donald Albury 18:17, 30 May 2024 (UTC)