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St. Augustine's Important Black History Sites


St. Augustine Black History - Florida's Historic Coast

Black History in St. Augustine · Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose' (Fort Mose') · Black History at the Hotel Ponce de Leon (now Flagler College) · Black men ...

Visiting Black History Museums - St. Augustine

The Lincolnville Museum and Cultural Center (also known as Lincolnville Museum or Excelsior Museum) is located in the former Excelsior High School, which was St ...

St. Augustine's Important Black History Sites - Historic Coast Culture

In 1871, the St. Joseph Society of the Sacred Heart vowed to serve and minister to newly freed slaves. In 1892, Josephite Bishop John Moore ...

St. Augustine Attractions Spotlight Black History - Journal & Topics

Fort Mose Historic State Park, in a marshy setting just north of downtown St. Augustine, tells another important story in the African American ...

Black History | Visit St. Augustine

Augustine's first public high school for Black children was re-invented as the Excelsior Museum. Now called the Lincolnville Museum and Cultural Center, this ...

Black History | St. Augustine & Ponte Vedra, FL

Augustine to learn about Historic Civil Rights and Black Heritage. The ACCORD Freedom Trail Project consists of 31 historic markers located at various sites ...

Itinerary: African American Heritage in Historic St. Augustine

The Lincolnville Museum & Cultural Center ... Explore the museum and its collection of exhibits on African American history and culture in northeast Florida from ...

African Americans in St. Augustine 1565-1821 - National Park Service

When Pedro Menéndez de Avilés established St. Augustine in 1565, he was accompanied by free and enslaved Africans.

Presence/Erasure: Black History in St. Augustine - UFLib Domains

Over 450 years of Black history fill the streets of St. Augustine. From the city's origins in 1565, Black men and women built their lives on the shores of the ...

Highlights of Black and African American Cultural Heritage

This StoryMap explores the deep roots and complex history of the Black experience in St. Augustine from the earliest colonial settlements to the Modern Civil ...

Exploring Black history and culture in St. Augustine, Florida

Castillo de San Marcos · Ft. Mose Historic State Park · Ximenez-Fatio House & Museum · Lincolnville Museum and Cultural Center.

Lincolnville Museum and Cultural Center

Explore over 450 years of St. Augustine's Black history and culture at the Lincolnville Museum and Cultural Center.

National Historic Preservation District – US Civil Rights Trail

During the Civil Rights Movement, St. Augustine gained national attention as neighborhood churches, businesses and parks became sites of meetings to plan ...

Celebrate Black History - Discover Fort Mose

Lincolnville Museum and Cultural Center chronicles more than 450 years of St. Augustine's black history through exhibits, lectures and live performances, ...

In St. Augustine, Black History Begins at the Beginning

St. Augustine is the place where slavery started in America. The Spanish brought the first slaves with them beginning with Pedro Menendez in 1565.

Celebrate Black History Month in St. Augustine | The Local

St. Augustine, Florida has a long history revolving around black culture. For example, the historic downtown neighborhood of Lincolnville was ...

Freedom Road Spotlights the Many Hues of St. Augustine History

offers a free historic walking tour at 4 p.m. Learn about St. Augustine's black history and events leading up to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Tours depart from ...

Two Sides of St. Augustine: Fun in the Sun and Civil Rights - Rovology

Andrew Young Crossing. Lincolnville. Fort Mose. St. Augustine has a richer story to tell of Black History than any comparably sized city in ...

Commemorating Black History month with top places to visit in St ...

Andrew Young, who worked with Martin Luther King Jr. and was beaten while peacefully protesting in St. Augustine. There is also a monument for ...

Task Force chooses St. Johns County for Black History Museum

Johns County as the site for the Florida Museum of Black History ... ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — During their 10th and last meeting Friday morning, ...