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Zora Neale Hurston’s hometown of Eatonville, Florida, was one of the first all-black municipalities incorporated in the U.S.

Zora Neale Hurston’s hometown of Eatonville, Florida, was one of the first all-black municipalities incorporated in the U.S.

Called one of the most significant historical sites in Florida and perhaps the U.S. by Florida historian Canter Brown Jr., Angola is a story of struggle, tragedy and, ultimately, survival in the quest for freedom.

Florida Public Archaeology Network is unveiling an exhibit called "The Maroon Marines" that looks at the largest free Black settlement in the U.S.

Archaeologists and historians have uncovered new clues about the Underground Railroad and the people who risked their lives to escape enslavers in 19th-century America.

For eight days, Heerman and his crew scoured the river. Logs were removed from cornfields, islands, thickets, creeks and wherever else wind and waves had pushed them. Some were sailing down the river and had to be pursued in skiffs.