BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20170223T220000Z DTEND:20170224T000000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Dr. Rosalyn Howard Presents "The Afircan Presence in Spanish Florida/Bahamas DESCRIPTION:Dr. Rosalyn Howard\, Professor Emeritus in Cultural Anthropology at the University of Central Florida\, will give a presentation on the relationship between Florida Seminole Indians and their African allies\, often called Black Seminoles. Spanish Florida epitomized a sanctuary of freedom for Africans enslaved on the plantations of Alabama\, the Carolinas and Georgia and truly was the southern route of the Underground Railroad until the United States annexed the territory in 1821. Escaped slaves formed a relationship with Florida Seminoles before many Black Seminoles eventually escaped to the Bahamas. "The African Presence in Spanish Florida and the Bahamas: The Black Seminoles" will also explore the cultural and ancestral connections between Red Bays\, the Bahamian community the Black Seminoles settled in 1821\, and Angola\, a maroon community formerly located in the Tampa-Sarasota Bay area. Learn more about this time in Florida's history at the this FREE talk. The Manatee Village parking lot and grounds will open at 5pm. The talk will begin in the 1887 Old Meeting House Church at 5:30pm X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Dr. Rosalyn Howard\, Professor Emeritus in Cultural Anthropology at the University of Central Florida\, will give a presentation on the relationship between Florida Seminole Indians and their African allies\, often called Black Seminoles. Spanish Florida epitomized a sanctuary of freedom for Africans enslaved on the plantations of Alabama\, the Carolinas and Georgia and truly was the southern route of the Underground Railroad until the United States annexed the territory in 1821. Escaped slaves formed a relationship with Florida Seminoles before many Black Seminoles eventually escaped to the Bahamas. "\;The African Presence in Spanish Florida and the Bahamas: The Black Seminoles"\; will also explore the cultural and ancestral connections between Red Bays\, the Bahamian community the Black Seminoles settled in 1821\, and Angola\, a maroon community formerly located in the Tampa-Sarasota Bay area. Learn more about this time in Florida'\;s history at the this FREE talk. The Manatee Village parking lot and grounds will open at 5pm. The talk will begin in the 1887 Old Meeting House Church at 5:30pm LOCATION:Manatee Village Historical Park 1404 Manatee Avenue East Bradenton\, FL 34208 UID:e.2475.11608 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260515T234942Z URL:https://business.manateechamber.com/events/details/dr-rosalyn-howard-presents-the-afircan-presence-in-spanish-florida-bahamas-11608 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR