1855: Florida Gov. J.E. Broome signed a law passed by the Legislature that made it illegal for any Free Black person who arrived at Key West by ship to leave
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1822: LCDR M.C. Perry and the officers attached to the Shark, together with the part owners of the Island, Mr. John Fleming, Mr. John Whitehead and American Consul in Cuba