This resource guide is intended to present an overview of the resources that are
available for the study of African-American history in the Florida State Archives. It is an
update of the material presented in the 1988 publication The Black Experience: A Guide
to Afro-American Resources in the Florida State Archives. This revised guide includes
recent acquisitions in addition to older resources which remain important. We hope that this publication will benefit historians, genealogists, students, and other researchers by making those records in the Archives relating to African Americans better known, more
accessible, and easier to use.