Author: Florida
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 828
Book Description
General Acts and Resolutions Adopted by the Legislature of Florida
Author: Florida
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 828
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 828
Book Description
African American Sites in Florida
Author: Kevin M. McCarthy
Publisher: Pineapple Press Inc
ISBN: 1561643858
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
"Over 400 years ago, in 1528, an African named Estevanico first set foot in Florida near present-day Tampa as part of a Spanish exploration party. Since then, African Americans in Florida have continued to set examples of courage, perseverance, and leadership. In this book you will read about some people you may already know about--such as Ray Charles and Carrie Pittman Meek--and many others whose lives are also inspirational, even if their names are not so familiar. Though many African Americans started life in poverty and had to fight racial injustice, their stories prove that the desire to succeed can overcome many obstacles. They followed their dreams to become teachers, artists, soldiers, lawyers, nurses, sports stars, authors, and many other occupations. Their important contributions to the state and to the country enrich us all. This book also includes detailed descriptions of the 141 historical and cultural sites on the Florida Black Heritage Trail and a calendar of significant dates in the history of African Americans in Florida"--Publisher description.
Publisher: Pineapple Press Inc
ISBN: 1561643858
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
"Over 400 years ago, in 1528, an African named Estevanico first set foot in Florida near present-day Tampa as part of a Spanish exploration party. Since then, African Americans in Florida have continued to set examples of courage, perseverance, and leadership. In this book you will read about some people you may already know about--such as Ray Charles and Carrie Pittman Meek--and many others whose lives are also inspirational, even if their names are not so familiar. Though many African Americans started life in poverty and had to fight racial injustice, their stories prove that the desire to succeed can overcome many obstacles. They followed their dreams to become teachers, artists, soldiers, lawyers, nurses, sports stars, authors, and many other occupations. Their important contributions to the state and to the country enrich us all. This book also includes detailed descriptions of the 141 historical and cultural sites on the Florida Black Heritage Trail and a calendar of significant dates in the history of African Americans in Florida"--Publisher description.
Hearings
Author: United States. Congress Senate
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 2776
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 2776
Book Description
Light List
Author:
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Category : Beacons
Languages : en
Pages : 718
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Beacons
Languages : en
Pages : 718
Book Description
Cumulative List of Organizations Described in Section 170 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
Author:
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Category : Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations
Languages : en
Pages : 1490
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations
Languages : en
Pages : 1490
Book Description
Report
Author: United States. Congress. House
Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 2090
Book Description
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ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 2090
Book Description
From Death Row to Freedom
Author: Phillip A. Hubbart
Publisher: University Press of Florida
ISBN: 0813072832
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
An insider’s account of a wrongful conviction and the fight to overturn it during the civil rights era This book is an insider’s account of the case of Freddie Pitts and Wilbert Lee, two Black men who were wrongfully charged and convicted of the murder of two white gas station attendants in Port St. Joe, Florida, in 1963, and sentenced to death. Phillip Hubbart, a defense lawyer for Pitts and Lee for more than 10 years, examines the crime, the trial, and the appeals with both a keen legal perspective and an awareness of the endemic racism that pervaded the case and obstructed justice. Hubbart discusses how the case against Pitts and Lee was based entirely on confessions obtained from the defendants and an alleged “eyewitness” through prolonged, violent interrogations and how local authorities repeatedly rejected later evidence pointing to the real killer, a white man well known to the Port St. Joe police. The book follows the case’s tortuous route through the Florida courts to the defendants’ eventual exoneration in 1975 by the Florida governor and cabinet. From Death Row to Freedom is a thorough chronicle of deep prejudice in the courts and brutality at the hands of police during the civil rights era of the 1960s. Hubbart argues that the Pitts-Lee case is a piece of American history that must be remembered, along with other similar incidents, in order for the country to make any progress toward racial reconciliation today. Publication of this work made possible by a Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Publisher: University Press of Florida
ISBN: 0813072832
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
An insider’s account of a wrongful conviction and the fight to overturn it during the civil rights era This book is an insider’s account of the case of Freddie Pitts and Wilbert Lee, two Black men who were wrongfully charged and convicted of the murder of two white gas station attendants in Port St. Joe, Florida, in 1963, and sentenced to death. Phillip Hubbart, a defense lawyer for Pitts and Lee for more than 10 years, examines the crime, the trial, and the appeals with both a keen legal perspective and an awareness of the endemic racism that pervaded the case and obstructed justice. Hubbart discusses how the case against Pitts and Lee was based entirely on confessions obtained from the defendants and an alleged “eyewitness” through prolonged, violent interrogations and how local authorities repeatedly rejected later evidence pointing to the real killer, a white man well known to the Port St. Joe police. The book follows the case’s tortuous route through the Florida courts to the defendants’ eventual exoneration in 1975 by the Florida governor and cabinet. From Death Row to Freedom is a thorough chronicle of deep prejudice in the courts and brutality at the hands of police during the civil rights era of the 1960s. Hubbart argues that the Pitts-Lee case is a piece of American history that must be remembered, along with other similar incidents, in order for the country to make any progress toward racial reconciliation today. Publication of this work made possible by a Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Hearings
Author: United States. Congress. House
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 2000
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 2000
Book Description
Hearings
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 2006
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 2006
Book Description
Civil Functions, Department of the Army Appropriation Bill, 1949
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Public works
Languages : en
Pages : 1386
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Public works
Languages : en
Pages : 1386
Book Description