City makers

Publication

Jacksonville History Center

Name/Title

City makers

Entry/Object ID

Library.301

Description

x, 334 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. City makers by Richard A. Martin Bibliography: p. 300-318. Includes index. "Jacksonville sesquicentennial 1822-1972"--Page i. Contents: Mighty tide of improvement -- Secession and war -- End and a beginning -- Politics of peace -- Great calamity. This book explores the socio-economic and political factors which have helped shape Jacksonville and which still influence its character. .... it is a study in the dynamics of civic leadership as exemplified in the life of James Jaqueline Daniel. Illustrations follow page 182. Selected illustrations: Florida Republican (newspaper) April 6, 1854 front page (Columbus Drew's extra reporting of disastrous fire of 1854 one of the earliest listings of merchants and businesses) -- Newly freed slaves in front of the U. S. Provost Marshall's office -- Bay Street views 1865-1870 -- St. James Hotel in the late 1880's -- Charles H. Jones. founder of the Florida Times Union -- Times-Union Building in the late 1880's -- Everett Hotel on Bay Street in the mid-1880's. Selected Black history: March 10, 1863 the third occupation of Jacksonville by Colonel T. W. Higginson, commander of the 1st SC Volunteers (the first African American regiment)]and Colonel James Montgomery of the 2nd South Carolina ( a regiment of troops consisting entirely of free blacks and refugee former slaves) was accomplished. Many of the Blacks were from Florida -- Senator Holmes Steele led the fight to protect Blacks from oppressive Black Codes after war -- Arrest of Black barber, Alex DeLyon in 1876 -- Daniel established a Sunday school class for Blacks at St. Johns Church, and was a founder and trustee of New Hampton School, a non-sectarian Black college located on King's Road -- Black/ white population 1888 during Yellow Fever epidemic -- Colored Auxiliary Board established during Yellow Fever Epidemic -- James Weldon Johnson hired during 1888 as timekeeper for road builders.

Collection

Library

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Jacksonville (Fla.) -- History., Jacksonville (Fla.) -- Description and travel., Duval County (Fla.) -- History., Duval County (Fla.) -- Description and travel., Daniel, James Jaquelin -- 1832-1888., St. James Hotel (Jacksonville, Fla.)., Everett Hotel (Jacksonville, Fla.)., Jones, Charles H. (Charles Henry), 1848-1913.

Publication Details

Author

Martin, Richard A. (Richard Albert), 1927-2003

Publisher

[Convention Press]

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

[Jacksonville, Fla]

Call No.

F 319 .J1 M37 1972

LCCN

72083427