1885 – Implementation of Poll Taxes In 1885, Florida implemented poll taxes as a prerequisite for voting, which disproportionately di... Learn More
1881-1964 – Jim Crow Laws Codify Juvenile Justice Segregation “Juvenile Delinquents: There shall be separate buildings, not nearer than one fourth mile to each... Learn More
1877 – Governor Drew Signs Convict Leasing Law Florida’s then-Governor George Franklin Drew signed into law Florida’s convict leasing system in ... Learn More
1868 – Disenfranchisement of People Convicted of a Felony In 1867, Congress passed the Reconstruction Act—forcing ex-Confederate states to adopt new consti... Learn More
1865 – Establishment of Vagrancy Laws at the Constitutional Convention The Florida Constitutional Convention of 1865 also passed a special provision instituting the fir... Learn More
1865 – Exclusion of Black People from Juries Florida’s Constitutional Convention in 1865 included a provision into the state’s “Black Codes” t... Learn More
1865 – Adoption of “Black Codes” White lawmakers created Florida’s “Black Codes,” encoding the overtly discriminatory laws into th... Learn More
