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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Woodward

Boycott Florida? Warnings from civil rights groups call attention to ‘hostile’ DeSantis agenda

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For 1,000 days, after a decade of racist violence and unrest in Florida and around the US, a boycott launched by Black residents in Miami called on Black tourists and businesses to stay out of the city.

From 17 July 1990 to 12 May 1993, a boycott supported by the NAACP and other civil rights groups urged visitors to steer clear, inflicting potentially tens of millions of dollars in lost tourism revenue in Miami-Dade County.

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