Virtual Program: General Jackson, President Monroe, and the Florida Territory

Join us at 7:00 p.m. EST on Thursday, January 13 as we welcome Hermitage’s Director of Education Erin Adams and Highland’s Manager of Education Programs Nancy Stetz for a virtual conversation examining Florida’s chaotic entry into the Union, involving Seminoles, enslaved and free Blacks, self-emancipated individuals, and Spanish, British and American forces. The correspondence between General Jackson and President Monroe sheds light on Jackson’s invasion of Florida and the relationship between the two men – figures who bridged the 18th and 19th centuries – and the broader impact of their actions on indigenous tribes and the enslaved families at the Hermitage and Highland.

This virtual event is free and open to the public. Click on the link below to register:

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