History of slavery in Florida
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title:
History of slavery in Florida
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Slavery in Florida occurred among indigenous tribes and during Spanish rule. Florida's purchase by the United States from Spain in 1819 was primarily a measure to strengthen the system of slavery on Southern plantations, by denying potential runaways the formerly safe haven of Florida. Florida became a slave state, seceded, and passed laws to exile or enslave free blacks. Even after abolition, forced labor continued. Few enslaved Africans were imported into Florida from Cuba in the period of Spa
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_slavery_in_Florida
date created:
2015-10-21T18:15:38Z
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2024-09-14T12:56:29Z
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