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Enoch M. Banks, A. M., Ph. D., Professor of History and Economics
Yearbook photograph of Professor Enoch M. Banks, University of Florida
Report of the Historical Committee of the United Confederate Veterans
Convinced that the “vindication of the South must come from the pens of southern writers,” groups like the United Confederate Veterans (UCV) established guidelines for selecting history textbooks to be used in southern schools. The resulting Report…
Banned Books in Florida Prison
More than 20,000 items are currently on the list of banned books in Florida’s prisons. Search this database to see which books have been banned.
How to Leave Prison Early : Florida Clemency, Parole and Work Release
Florida has nearly 101,000 inmates in 49 major state prisons and numerous correctional facilities called annexes and work camps. A clemency commutation of sentence and parole are alternate paths to the same goal, which is to release the inmate early.…
An Act relating to Crimes and Misdemeanors committed by Slaves, free Negroes, and Mulattoes
Legislation of the Territory of Florida restricting the movements and activities of enslaved people and free people of color, with descriptions of punishments. These laws were meant to limit the ability of Black Floridians to resist slavery.
Draft of an Act to Prohibit the Circulation of Incendiary Publications
Draft of an act of the Florida Territorial Legislative Council to prohibit the circulation of publications that encourage slave revolts, insurrections or discontent.
Walker's appeal in four articles : together with a preamble, to the coloured citizens of the world, but in particular, and very expressly to those of the United States of America.
A call for Black unity and resistance to slavery by abolitionist David Walker.