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“Data: Miami’s Boom and Flagler’s Folly”
Henry Flagler heralded boom time for Miami and its environs when his railroaders completed nearly seven years of work on the Miami to Key West extension of the Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) in 1912.
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Henry Flagler heralded boom time for Miami and its environs when his railroaders completed nearly seven years of work on the Miami to Key West extension of the Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) in 1912.
thejfblog.com/post/6493982...
Henry Flagler is responsible for modern Florida.
His retirement from Standard Oil and creation of the Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) in 1885 set the stage for the incorporation of Miami city government in 1896, and the overseas railroad connecting it to Key West in 1912.
His retirement from Standard Oil and creation of the Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) in 1885 set the stage for the incorporation of Miami city government in 1896, and the overseas railroad connecting it to Key West in 1912.
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By his second presidential campaign in 1988, Jesse Jackson bolstered Chisholm’s Black voter mobilization strategy focused on urban Miami and heavily Black Tallahassee, consolidating Florida’s Black voters into a bloc post-civil rights. #RIPJesseJackson
Florida’s Black Electorate and the Impact of Shirley Chisholm
Florida’s Black and African American voters survived suppression after the Civil War to remain an intact bloc through the 1960s, testing their influence in 1972 with Shirley Chisholm.
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February 17, 2026 at 11:56 AM
By his second presidential campaign in 1988, Jesse Jackson bolstered Chisholm’s Black voter mobilization strategy focused on urban Miami and heavily Black Tallahassee, consolidating Florida’s Black voters into a bloc post-civil rights. #RIPJesseJackson
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In Florida, Jesse Jackson laid the groundwork for Barack Obama’s statewide election victories in 2008 and 2012, expanding Shirley Chisholm’s 3% in the 1972 Democratic Party primary, to 12% in 1984 and a 20% second-place showing in 1988. #RIPJesseJackson
Data: Chisholm, Jackson, and Obama Florida Presidential Primaries
Black and African American presidential candidates who ran in Florida primaries received increasing shares of votes from the Democratic Party electorate in each successive race.
(Newswires)
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February 17, 2026 at 10:59 AM
In Florida, Jesse Jackson laid the groundwork for Barack Obama’s statewide election victories in 2008 and 2012, expanding Shirley Chisholm’s 3% in the 1972 Democratic Party primary, to 12% in 1984 and a 20% second-place showing in 1988. #RIPJesseJackson
Now, more than ever, we need to “keep hope alive.” #RIPJesseJackson
“Florida’s Black Electorate and the Impact of Shirley Chisholm”
Florida’s Black and African American voters survived suppression after the Civil War to remain an intact bloc through the 1960s, testing their influence in 1972 with Shirley Chisholm.
thejfblog.com/post/7996913...
Florida’s Black and African American voters survived suppression after the Civil War to remain an intact bloc through the 1960s, testing their influence in 1972 with Shirley Chisholm.
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February 17, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Now, more than ever, we need to “keep hope alive.” #RIPJesseJackson
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“I Never Loved a Singer the Way I Love Aretha”
Aretha Franklin commanded respect as the “Queen of Soul” for the 1967 Summer of Love and the disillusionment of 1968, with breakout albums, “I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You,” and follow-up, “Lady Soul.”
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Aretha Franklin commanded respect as the “Queen of Soul” for the 1967 Summer of Love and the disillusionment of 1968, with breakout albums, “I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You,” and follow-up, “Lady Soul.”
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January 25, 2026 at 9:17 PM
“I Never Loved a Singer the Way I Love Aretha”
Aretha Franklin commanded respect as the “Queen of Soul” for the 1967 Summer of Love and the disillusionment of 1968, with breakout albums, “I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You,” and follow-up, “Lady Soul.”
thejfblog.com/post/8061311...
Aretha Franklin commanded respect as the “Queen of Soul” for the 1967 Summer of Love and the disillusionment of 1968, with breakout albums, “I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You,” and follow-up, “Lady Soul.”
thejfblog.com/post/8061311...
“I Never Loved a Singer the Way I Love Aretha”
Aretha Franklin commanded respect as the “Queen of Soul” for the 1967 Summer of Love and the disillusionment of 1968, with breakout albums, “I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You,” and follow-up, “Lady Soul.”
thejfblog.com/post/8061311...
Aretha Franklin commanded respect as the “Queen of Soul” for the 1967 Summer of Love and the disillusionment of 1968, with breakout albums, “I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You,” and follow-up, “Lady Soul.”
thejfblog.com/post/8061311...
January 25, 2026 at 9:17 PM
“I Never Loved a Singer the Way I Love Aretha”
Aretha Franklin commanded respect as the “Queen of Soul” for the 1967 Summer of Love and the disillusionment of 1968, with breakout albums, “I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You,” and follow-up, “Lady Soul.”
thejfblog.com/post/8061311...
Aretha Franklin commanded respect as the “Queen of Soul” for the 1967 Summer of Love and the disillusionment of 1968, with breakout albums, “I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You,” and follow-up, “Lady Soul.”
thejfblog.com/post/8061311...
“The Beatles vs. The Supremes: Comparing Five of Their No. 1 Hits”
The Beatles and The Supremes amassed a cumulative 32 No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 from 1964 to 1970, becoming the two most successful bands in pop music.
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The Beatles and The Supremes amassed a cumulative 32 No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 from 1964 to 1970, becoming the two most successful bands in pop music.
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January 16, 2026 at 3:40 AM
“The Beatles vs. The Supremes: Comparing Five of Their No. 1 Hits”
The Beatles and The Supremes amassed a cumulative 32 No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 from 1964 to 1970, becoming the two most successful bands in pop music.
thejfblog.com/post/8054153...
The Beatles and The Supremes amassed a cumulative 32 No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 from 1964 to 1970, becoming the two most successful bands in pop music.
thejfblog.com/post/8054153...
“Sinatra’s Miami: In Photos”
Miami was Frank Sinatra’s kind of town in the 1960s, and that’s the way it was.
thejfblog.com/post/8006115...
Miami was Frank Sinatra’s kind of town in the 1960s, and that’s the way it was.
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January 16, 2026 at 3:39 AM
“Sinatra’s Miami: In Photos”
Miami was Frank Sinatra’s kind of town in the 1960s, and that’s the way it was.
thejfblog.com/post/8006115...
Miami was Frank Sinatra’s kind of town in the 1960s, and that’s the way it was.
thejfblog.com/post/8006115...
“The Miami Sound: Criteria Studios, TK Records, and Peak Disco”
Before Gloria Estefan and Uncle Luke popularized the “Miami Sound,” it was created by Mack Emerman and cultivated by Henry Stone.
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Before Gloria Estefan and Uncle Luke popularized the “Miami Sound,” it was created by Mack Emerman and cultivated by Henry Stone.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
“The Miami Sound: Criteria Studios, TK Records, and Peak Disco”
Before Gloria Estefan and Uncle Luke popularized the “Miami Sound,” it was created by Mack Emerman and cultivated by Henry Stone.
thejfblog.com/post/7996400...
Before Gloria Estefan and Uncle Luke popularized the “Miami Sound,” it was created by Mack Emerman and cultivated by Henry Stone.
thejfblog.com/post/7996400...
“Florida’s Black Electorate and the Impact of Shirley Chisholm”
Florida’s Black and African American voters survived suppression after the Civil War to remain an intact bloc through the 1960s, testing their influence in 1972 with Shirley Chisholm.
thejfblog.com/post/7996913...
Florida’s Black and African American voters survived suppression after the Civil War to remain an intact bloc through the 1960s, testing their influence in 1972 with Shirley Chisholm.
thejfblog.com/post/7996913...
November 9, 2025 at 6:27 PM
“Florida’s Black Electorate and the Impact of Shirley Chisholm”
Florida’s Black and African American voters survived suppression after the Civil War to remain an intact bloc through the 1960s, testing their influence in 1972 with Shirley Chisholm.
thejfblog.com/post/7996913...
Florida’s Black and African American voters survived suppression after the Civil War to remain an intact bloc through the 1960s, testing their influence in 1972 with Shirley Chisholm.
thejfblog.com/post/7996913...
“Miami Congressman Claude Pepper: Florida’s Lone Vote for Civil Rights”
Miami’s Black and African American urban core gained federal representation when local U.S. Rep. Claude Pepper was Florida’s lone vote for the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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Miami’s Black and African American urban core gained federal representation when local U.S. Rep. Claude Pepper was Florida’s lone vote for the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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October 21, 2025 at 12:09 PM
“Miami Congressman Claude Pepper: Florida’s Lone Vote for Civil Rights”
Miami’s Black and African American urban core gained federal representation when local U.S. Rep. Claude Pepper was Florida’s lone vote for the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
thejfblog.com/post/7978621...
Miami’s Black and African American urban core gained federal representation when local U.S. Rep. Claude Pepper was Florida’s lone vote for the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
thejfblog.com/post/7978621...
“The Moral Integrity of Richard Nixon’s Resignation”
Richard Nixon was corrupt, but even he had enough sense to put the country before his ego.
thejfblog.com/post/7954110...
Richard Nixon was corrupt, but even he had enough sense to put the country before his ego.
thejfblog.com/post/7954110...
September 25, 2025 at 1:53 AM
“The Moral Integrity of Richard Nixon’s Resignation”
Richard Nixon was corrupt, but even he had enough sense to put the country before his ego.
thejfblog.com/post/7954110...
Richard Nixon was corrupt, but even he had enough sense to put the country before his ego.
thejfblog.com/post/7954110...
“Data: The Great Okeechobee Tragedy”
Hundreds of Black and African American migrant farm workers drowned and were buried in unmarked mass graves in Belle Glade and surrounding areas when the Okeechobee hurricane came ashore Sunday, September 16, 1928.
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Hundreds of Black and African American migrant farm workers drowned and were buried in unmarked mass graves in Belle Glade and surrounding areas when the Okeechobee hurricane came ashore Sunday, September 16, 1928.
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September 11, 2025 at 6:36 PM
“Data: The Great Okeechobee Tragedy”
Hundreds of Black and African American migrant farm workers drowned and were buried in unmarked mass graves in Belle Glade and surrounding areas when the Okeechobee hurricane came ashore Sunday, September 16, 1928.
thejfblog.com/post/6247251...
Hundreds of Black and African American migrant farm workers drowned and were buried in unmarked mass graves in Belle Glade and surrounding areas when the Okeechobee hurricane came ashore Sunday, September 16, 1928.
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“Data: ‘Magic City’ to ‘Miami Vice’”
Dade County became Miami-Dade County as its population doubled to two million in the late 20th century.
thejfblog.com/post/7905468...
Dade County became Miami-Dade County as its population doubled to two million in the late 20th century.
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August 1, 2025 at 9:27 AM
“Data: ‘Magic City’ to ‘Miami Vice’”
Dade County became Miami-Dade County as its population doubled to two million in the late 20th century.
thejfblog.com/post/7905468...
Dade County became Miami-Dade County as its population doubled to two million in the late 20th century.
thejfblog.com/post/7905468...
Henry Flagler is responsible for modern Florida.
His retirement from Standard Oil and creation of the Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) in 1885 set the stage for the incorporation of Miami city government in 1896, and the overseas railroad connecting it to Key West in 1912.
His retirement from Standard Oil and creation of the Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) in 1885 set the stage for the incorporation of Miami city government in 1896, and the overseas railroad connecting it to Key West in 1912.
“Data: Miami’s Boom and Flagler’s Folly”
Henry Flagler heralded boom time for Miami and its environs when his railroaders completed nearly seven years of work on the Miami to Key West extension of the Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) in 1912.
thejfblog.com/post/6493982...
Henry Flagler heralded boom time for Miami and its environs when his railroaders completed nearly seven years of work on the Miami to Key West extension of the Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) in 1912.
thejfblog.com/post/6493982...
June 5, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Henry Flagler is responsible for modern Florida.
His retirement from Standard Oil and creation of the Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) in 1885 set the stage for the incorporation of Miami city government in 1896, and the overseas railroad connecting it to Key West in 1912.
His retirement from Standard Oil and creation of the Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) in 1885 set the stage for the incorporation of Miami city government in 1896, and the overseas railroad connecting it to Key West in 1912.
“The Miami Real Estate Bust of 1925”
Miami’s reputation as a dreamer’s paradise was cultivated during the 1920s land boom.
thejfblog.com/post/7830402...
Miami’s reputation as a dreamer’s paradise was cultivated during the 1920s land boom.
thejfblog.com/post/7830402...
May 27, 2025 at 7:43 AM
“The Miami Real Estate Bust of 1925”
Miami’s reputation as a dreamer’s paradise was cultivated during the 1920s land boom.
thejfblog.com/post/7830402...
Miami’s reputation as a dreamer’s paradise was cultivated during the 1920s land boom.
thejfblog.com/post/7830402...
“Frank Sinatra: Highlights from 1965-1968”
Frank Sinatra delivered his most indelible era of work as he turned 50.
thejfblog.com/post/7711861...
Frank Sinatra delivered his most indelible era of work as he turned 50.
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December 30, 2024 at 3:39 AM
“Frank Sinatra: Highlights from 1965-1968”
Frank Sinatra delivered his most indelible era of work as he turned 50.
thejfblog.com/post/7711861...
Frank Sinatra delivered his most indelible era of work as he turned 50.
thejfblog.com/post/7711861...
“Data: Miami Mid-Century Boom”
Dade County, Florida experienced explosive population growth in the middle of the 20th century, with a tenfold increase from 100,000 to one million residents from the 1920s to the 1960s.
thejfblog.com/post/7681176...
Dade County, Florida experienced explosive population growth in the middle of the 20th century, with a tenfold increase from 100,000 to one million residents from the 1920s to the 1960s.
thejfblog.com/post/7681176...
November 25, 2024 at 8:35 PM
“Data: Miami Mid-Century Boom”
Dade County, Florida experienced explosive population growth in the middle of the 20th century, with a tenfold increase from 100,000 to one million residents from the 1920s to the 1960s.
thejfblog.com/post/7681176...
Dade County, Florida experienced explosive population growth in the middle of the 20th century, with a tenfold increase from 100,000 to one million residents from the 1920s to the 1960s.
thejfblog.com/post/7681176...
“Maps: Miami Urbanization in the 1920s”
In 1900, Dade County, Florida had a population of 5,000. By the 1920s, the number of its permanent residents mushroomed to 100,000 as a land boom flourished, prompting Miami to be nicknamed “The Magic City.”
thejfblog.com/post/7606666...
In 1900, Dade County, Florida had a population of 5,000. By the 1920s, the number of its permanent residents mushroomed to 100,000 as a land boom flourished, prompting Miami to be nicknamed “The Magic City.”
thejfblog.com/post/7606666...
November 20, 2024 at 4:25 AM
“Maps: Miami Urbanization in the 1920s”
In 1900, Dade County, Florida had a population of 5,000. By the 1920s, the number of its permanent residents mushroomed to 100,000 as a land boom flourished, prompting Miami to be nicknamed “The Magic City.”
thejfblog.com/post/7606666...
In 1900, Dade County, Florida had a population of 5,000. By the 1920s, the number of its permanent residents mushroomed to 100,000 as a land boom flourished, prompting Miami to be nicknamed “The Magic City.”
thejfblog.com/post/7606666...
“The Great Miami Hurricane of 1926”
Miami Beach and Downtown Miami were inundated when a major hurricane came ashore in South Beach, ending the Miami land boom of the 1920s.
thejfblog.com/post/6868147...
Miami Beach and Downtown Miami were inundated when a major hurricane came ashore in South Beach, ending the Miami land boom of the 1920s.
thejfblog.com/post/6868147...
November 20, 2024 at 4:23 AM
“The Great Miami Hurricane of 1926”
Miami Beach and Downtown Miami were inundated when a major hurricane came ashore in South Beach, ending the Miami land boom of the 1920s.
thejfblog.com/post/6868147...
Miami Beach and Downtown Miami were inundated when a major hurricane came ashore in South Beach, ending the Miami land boom of the 1920s.
thejfblog.com/post/6868147...