{"id":4714,"date":"2025-05-14T03:03:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T03:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coloredconventions.org\/hbcus\/?page_id=4714"},"modified":"2026-07-23T17:59:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T17:59:13","slug":"florida","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/coloredconventions.org\/hbcus\/delegates-and-attendees\/florida\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Josiah T. Walls&nbsp;<\/strong>and <strong>Jonathan C. Gibbs<\/strong> were the delegates for Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Read <a href=\"https:\/\/coloredconventions.org\/hbcus\/delegates-and-attendees\/josiah-t-walls\/\">Walls\u2019s<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/coloredconventions.org\/hbcus\/delegates-and-attendees\/jonathan-c-gibbs\/\">Gibbs\u2019s<\/a> biographies available in the left tab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-676bb0ec wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"783\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/coloredconventions.org\/hbcus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2021\/11\/Walls_josiah-scaled-1-783x1024.jpg\" alt=\"B&amp;W portrait of Josiah T. Walls posed in chair\" class=\"wp-image-4089\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7646559085314175;object-fit:cover;width:auto;height:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coloredconventions.org\/hbcus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2021\/11\/Walls_josiah-scaled-1-783x1024.jpg 783w, https:\/\/coloredconventions.org\/hbcus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2021\/11\/Walls_josiah-scaled-1-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/coloredconventions.org\/hbcus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2021\/11\/Walls_josiah-scaled-1-768x1004.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coloredconventions.org\/hbcus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2021\/11\/Walls_josiah-scaled-1-1175x1536.jpg 1175w, https:\/\/coloredconventions.org\/hbcus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2021\/11\/Walls_josiah-scaled-1-1566x2048.jpg 1566w, https:\/\/coloredconventions.org\/hbcus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2021\/11\/Walls_josiah-scaled-1.jpg 1958w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 783px) 100vw, 783px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Portrait of Congressman Josiah T. Walls, between 1871 and 1876.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"503\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/coloredconventions.org\/hbcus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2021\/11\/jcg-503x1024.jpg\" alt=\"B&amp;W portrait of Jonathan C. Gibbs\" class=\"wp-image-4316\" style=\"width:auto;height:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coloredconventions.org\/hbcus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2021\/11\/jcg-503x1024.jpg 503w, https:\/\/coloredconventions.org\/hbcus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2021\/11\/jcg-147x300.jpg 147w, https:\/\/coloredconventions.org\/hbcus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2021\/11\/jcg.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jonathan C. Gibbs. Source: Florida State Archives.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Credits<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Written by&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sqdevera.com\">Samantha de Vera<\/a>, University of California, San Diego.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Edited by<\/strong>&nbsp;P. Gabrielle Foreman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Acknowledgements:&nbsp;<\/strong>Samantha de Vera and Michelle Byrnes for further edits, visualization contributions, and technical assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Josiah T. Walls&nbsp;and Jonathan C. Gibbs were the delegates for Florida. Read Walls\u2019s and Gibbs\u2019s biographies available in the left tab. Credits Written by&nbsp;Samantha de Vera, University of California, San Diego. Edited by&nbsp;P. Gabrielle Foreman. 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