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Florida lawmakers say they had no idea new slavery memorial is now on display across from Capitol

‘A monument honoring the pain and resilience of enslaved Africans deserves more than a quiet placement’

by Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix June 30, 2025July 19, 2025

‘A monument honoring the pain and resilience of enslaved Africans deserves more than a quiet placement’

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Civil rights leader Al Sharpton and others led march to the Capitol after Florida rejected African American studies course

Sharpton also called for a voter drive to oppose Gov. DeSantis

by Ryan Dailey, NSF February 15, 2023April 25, 2025

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Florida’s female lawmakers push to make sex coercion in Capitol a crime

Dara Kam, News Service of FloridaNovember 8, 2017August 3, 2023