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• African-American history
  The '''history of African-Americans''' in the Pensacola area is heavily intertwined with the history of the are *[[April 1]], [[1867]] – African-Americans in Pensacola, including recently emancipated [[slaves]], vote for the first
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• Civil rights movement
  ...vement (1955–1968)|national movement]] to achieve equal rights for African-Americans, including an end to [[segregation]], "Jim Crow" laws and other grievances. [[Category:African-American history]] [[Category:Civil rights|Civil rights]]
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• Battle of Pensacola (1814)
  ...ops. Pensacola would remain in Spanish control for the next 40 years until American negotiations pushed the Spanish to renounce their control of the city in 18 ...hat the there was an involvement of three different groups of peoples. The Americans, British, and Spanish were all contenders in this two-day battle. Pensacola
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• Panzacola
  '''Panzacola''' was a name of [[Native American]] origin (see below) given to [[Pensacola Bay]] and subsequently to the Spa ...by [[Juan Jordán de Reina]], who in [[1686]] encountered a group of Native Americans by the bay and transliterated their word for it, later referring to them co
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• Eastside
  ...It is the birthplace of [[Daniel "Chappie" James, Jr.]], the first African-American to become a four-star general in the United States armed forces. ...med in [[1999]]. One of its projects is a proposal to establish an African-American history trail.
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• Fort Walton Beach Indian Temple Mound
  ...museum for everyone to visit and to learn more about the historical Native American population in Fort Walton Beach. ...e Uchee Tribe. It is difficult to know for sure what the history of Native Americans is because they rely more on verbal and not written tradition. Some histori
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• War of 1812 in Pensacola
  ...he American western frontier; and finally, British encouragement of Native American tribes to continue hostilities against the newly formed country. The war wa ...well in the army and navy, and provided more firepower to the militia. The American defense system was drastically altered after the War of 1812.
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• May 10
  ...since a federal voting rights lawsuit, [[African-American history|African-Americans]] are elected to three seats on the [[Pensacola City Council]].
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• George Edmund Chase
  ...unsell. ''American Ancestry: Giving Name and Descent, in the Male Line, of Americans Whose Ancestors Settled in the United States Previous to the Declaration of
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• Veterans Memorial Park
  ....5 acre park in Downtown Pensacola which includes a number of memorials to American armed forces personnel, including '''Wall South'''. Althought the park is ...ermanent memorial outside Washington, D.C. to list the names of all 58,217 Americans killed or missing in action in the Vietnam War.
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• Zebulon Elijah
  ...eaction=browse&pageid=89 GCAAVB – Prominent Pensacola 19th Century African Americans]</ref>}} [[Category:African-American politicians|Elijah, Zebulon]] [[Category:Escambia County Commissioners|Elij
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• Transfer of Spanish West Florida to the United States
  ...plinary action against Jackson from the top levels of both the Spanish and American governments. However, Secretary of State [[Wikipedia:John Quincy Adams|Joh ...g of authority to the Floridas had made mention of the powers of the first American governor of Louisiana, and Adams instructed Jackson that his powers were 'c
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• Henry Bouquet
  ...ontiac's War. Bouquet is best known for his victory over Native Americans (American Indians) at the Battle of Bushy Run, lifting the siege of Fort Pitt during ...bers of Pennsylvania's German immigrant community. After leading the Royal Americans to Charleston, South Carolina to bolster that city's defences, the regiment
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• War of 1812: Northwest Florida
  ...rom the Indians and African American slaves, many of whom had been hurt by American expansionism and slavery. ...rica faced many defeats against the British along with Canadian and Native American forces. Nevertheless, U.S. troops were able to fend off attacks on New York
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• Fort Mims massacre
  |combatant2=American Settlers ...rly mixed-blood Creeks from the lower towns, began to take refuge with the American settlers in the stockades of [[Fort Mims]]. About 517 settlers<ref name="th
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• Jim Edson
  ...series of demonstrations]] of February [[1975]], where hundreds of African-Americans protested the killing of [[Wendel Blackwell]] by Deputy [[Doug Raines]]. ...reporter [[Mark O'Brien]] discovered that Edson's college transcript from American University, which showed the two years of college credit required for Edson
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• Ericka Boussarhane
  ...rn [[August 2]], [[1973]] in [[Pensacola , Florida]] is an [[United States|American]] author, radio personality,public speaker, professional [[Mediumship|psych [[Category:American self-help writers]]
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• 1826
  ...land of Cuba. Only the poorest of them have remained. Since that time, the Americans settled here, have, as at [[Mobile]], created a new population. The deepest ...high water; and necessarily, is too shallow for ships of the line, or even American frigates of the first class. Besides, upon the whole coast of the Gulf of M
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• Jay Patel
  ...chised hotels in the Gulf Coast. He has been an active member of the Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA) for more then two and a half decades. His ...his co- developers at Nabhood bought hope and inspiration to many African Americans prospective inventors and developers who never thought they could operate l
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• Segregation
  Prior to the end of Reconstruction and shortly thereafter, African-Americans had enjoyed relative success in Pensacola. Individuals of color, like [[Sal ...ection of 1920''. University of California Press, 2005.</ref> Some African-Americans rode the streetcars despite the boycott, but according to the ''[[Pensacola
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