ANGOLA FLORIDA
Located in Manatee County Florida
Manatee Mineral Springs Park
Existed in Florida from 1812 to 1821
Angola was a prosperous Maroon (escaped slaves) community that existed from 1812 until Florida became a U.S. territory in 1821 along the Manatee River in Bradenton, Florida.
This autonomous Black community of nearly 800 residents developed in Spanish Florida. Historian Canter Brown, Jr. described it as “one of the most significant historical sites in Florida and perhaps the U.S.”
In 1821, acting under orders from Florida’s de facto territorial governor, Creek Indians destroyed Angola and it was “burned to the ground”. The result of the raid was “terror” all over Florida and all the Blacks who could, left for The Bahamas.
This prosperous Maroon (escaped slaves) community of nearly 800 was totally destroyed as many scattered across Florida. As they escaped the “terror” heaped upon them by Creek Indians and mercenaries, many fled south-southeast towards the Atlantic Ocean in present day Broward County to escape.
Reaching the Atlantic Ocean, they sailed east towards the west coast of Andros (The Bahamas) by the wrecking sloop Steerwater and other boats, where they established the settlement of Red Bays, Andros, The Bahamas, the largest of the Bahamian Islands. It is 167 kilometres (104 mi) long by 64 km (40 mi) wide at the widest point.
In July 2018 the first “Back to Angola Festival” by generations of the descendants of Maroons, was held at the Manatee Mineral Springs Park, a neighborhood park located in Bradenton, Florida. Descendants of those who had escaped to the Bahamas attended.
The City of Bradenton, Florida communities embraces cultural equality, diversity, inclusion, equity and has many positive-minded and inspiring people as well as historic business-friendly communities with unity and diversity in mind as a city. In the spirit of many of the early settlers, Bradenton is a welcoming community.
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