Two actors portraying servants from the past in the kitchen of the Ximenez-Fatio House Museum

Black History

St. Augustine has seen the African American experience from a very unique angle-from the first free black town to the final thrust for the Civil Rights Act. Racial struggles of the past have become dramatic victories of the present. In fact, some eyewitnesses of these events still live in St. Augustine today. Browse our stories and pictures. You're sure to find some interesting surprises.

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This amendment granted Black people the right to vote in the United States. With its passing, seven Black men were elected to the Congress and the Senate. These men...