Name: Third Thursday Lecture: Dr. Vincent Adejumo, “The Seminoles of African Descent in Florida”
Start: 2026-02-19T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-02-19T20:00:00-05:00
Location: 11964 Mandarin Rd, Jacksonville, FL

$Third Thursday Lecture: Dr. Vincent Adejumo, \u201cThe Seminoles of African Descent in Florida\u201d$

Please join Mandarin Museum as we host our February 2026 Third Thursday Lecture featuring Dr. Vincent Adejumo.
Date: Thursday, February 19, 2026
Time: Refreshments and museum galleries open at 6:00 PM; Lecture begins at 7:00 PM
Location: Mandarin Museum, 11964 Mandarin Rd.
Admission: FREE
Dr. Vincent Adejumo will provide an overview of the origins of the Black Seminoles of Florida, their impact in the Seminole Wars, and their legacy after being exiled from Florida.
About the Speaker: Dr. Vincent Edward Oluwole Adejumo is currently a Senior Lecturer of African American Studies and affiliate Senior Lecturer of Political Science at the University of Florida. Dr. Adejumo was selected as the Professor of the Year by the UF Black Student Union for the 2015-16 school year and as the Professor and Advisor of the Year by the UF College of Liberal Arts and Sciences for the 2017-18 school year.
Thank you to Endless Summer Roofing Co. for sponsoring Mandarin Museum’s Spring 2026 Lecture Series!
Mandarin Museum is funded, in part, through the Cultural Service Grant Program administered by the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville with funds from the City of Jacksonville.