Tag: France

Jean Ribault and the Huguenots

Posted onAuthorDave Burkey

Two small French ships with 140 Huguenots onboard led by Jean Ribault, landed in Florida on this date in 1562. Using information gained from Verrazzano’s voyages to North America, Jean Ribault reached the coast of Florida near St. Augustine. He sailed northward to the mouth Read More …

They called him the Black Swallow

Posted onAuthorDave Burkey

They called him the Black Swallow, and from the beginning of his life, all he wanted to do was get to France. He was born in Georgia, his father a former slave from Haiti, his mother full-blooded Creek. He ran away while still a child, Read More …