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Revisit: TAMPA BAY RACE RIOT (1967)

The Tampa Bay Race Riot was one of dozens of race riots that occurred in U.S. cities during the spring and summer of 1967. The riot took place between June 11 and June 14, 1967 after nineteen-year-old Martin Chambers who was a suspect in the robbery of a camera store in Tampa, was killed by the Tampa police. Chambers was seen running from the police near Nebraska and Harrison Streets and was shot in the back by Police Officer James Calvert. He later died. Following the incident, a riot broke out along Central Avenue. Continue reading Revisit: TAMPA BAY RACE RIOT (1967)

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Revisit: KWANZAA (1966- )

Kwanzaa is an annual African American and pan-African family, community, and culture celebration. It is observed between December 26 and January 1. It was created in 1966 by founder Dr. Maulana Karenga in the wake of the 1965 Watts Rebellion and is based on African harvest festival traditions and the Swahili language. Dr. Karenga was a significant figure in the Black Power and Civil Rights Movements, and his goal was to reaffirm African American roots in African culture, to serve as a communal celebration of African people to reaffirm and reinforce the bonds between them and to instill a sense of pride and identity, purpose, and direction. Continue reading Revisit: KWANZAA (1966- )

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SAN MIGUEL DE GUALDAPE SLAVE REBELLION (1526)

San Miguel de Gualdape is a former Spanish colony founded in 1526 by Lucas Vazquez de Ayllon. It was the third settlement in North America, north of Mexico. In the early 1500s, Spaniards were conducting expeditions to the area now known as South Carolina and Georgia to kidnap Native Americans as slaves. In 1521, wealthy planter, lawyer, and magistrate Lucas Vazquez de Ayllon dispatched an expedition led by Francisco Gordillo to the Bahamas to capture natives, and Gordillo returned with seventy Indians. Ayllon took a recently baptized Indian with him to Spain to speak with the court chronicler about his homeland and people and tales of valuable gems in the region. After meeting with the King, Ayllon received a royal patent, giving him permission from King Charles V and the Royal and Supreme Council of Indies to establish a settlement on the eastern seaboard in 1523. Continue reading SAN MIGUEL DE GUALDAPE SLAVE REBELLION (1526)

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