Afro-Caribbean Migration to Florida presentation Tuesday at Cape Coral Museum of History
The Cape Coral Museum of History welcomes Professor Emeritus Magdalena Lamarre from Miami Dade College as special guest speaker Tuesday, Oct. 8, at 6 p.m.
Lamarre will present a program on Afro-Caribbean Migration to Florida as part of the Honrando Nuestra Historia series of events in Southwest Florida.
Florida and Afro-Caribbean peoples have shared historical ties which were established when Ponce de Leon first arrived on the Florida shores. This presentation examines the history and unique characteristics and settlement patterns of Afro-Caribbean peoples who settled in Florida from the Spanish colonization period to the present, and the significant contributions those groups have made to Florida’s cultural, economic, political and social development.
The talk will be held both in person at the Cape Coral Museum of History at 544 Cultural Park Blvd., and virtually via Zoom. Please RSVP at CapeCoralMuseum.org/Events.
This program is co-hosted by Randell Research Center and the speaker is provided by the Florida Humanities Speakers Bureau.