28 Nov 12/4/2023 Florida Keys History & Discovery Museum: Afro-Caribbean Migration to Florida
In this Lunch & Learn program, Historian Magdalena Lamar presents a program on the historical ties that Florida and Afro-Caribbean people have shared since the time Ponce de Leon first arrived on Florida shores. She’ll examine the history and unique characteristics of Florida settlement patterns from the Spanish colonization period to the present. It covers some of the Spanish, English and French-speaking Caribbean islands and the significant contributions those groups have made to Florida’s cul