Event Details
Saturday, Oct 12, 2019
Sugar and Enslavement on the Manatee
Time: 2:00 pm til 3:30 pm
Location: Downtown Central Library, 1301 Barcarrota blvd W, Bradenton
Description: Sugar and Enslavement on the Manatee: Historical Archaeology at the Gamble Plantation
Presented by Diane Wallman, USF Assistant Professor of Anthropology.
Gamble Plantation was one of several antebellum sugar plantations established along the Manatee River in Florida during the mid-19th century, with an enslaved population of nearly 200 individuals. Historical archaeological research conducted by the University of South Florida from 2017-2019 has aimed to better understand this period in Manatee history.
Light refreshments served,
courtesy of the Friends of the Central Library.
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