Photograph of the Confederate Monument in Lee Square, Pensacola. The panels of the monument mention Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America; Captain Edward Aylesworth Perry; Stephen R. Mallory, secretary of the navy of the…
Photograph of Dr. Henry G. Williams. Dr. Williams was one of Pensacola's four black physicians in 1904. He also owned and operated a popular drug store.
Photograph of Daniel J. Cunningham. Cunningham started his grocery business around 1898. By 1904, he estimated his yearly sales to be between $25,000 and $30,000, an impressive amount for this time.
Photograph of Matthew Lewey. Lewey edited and published the Florida Sentinel, the first African-American newspaper in the state. Pensacola served as Lewey's base of operations for about 20 years. Lewey also heavily promoted African-American…