It is not February, which is Black History Month, but an article in the August 17, 2025 News-Press, ((1)) repeated from a February 20, 2016 article about the family of Nelson Tillis, purported to be the first African American to settle in Fort Myers.
The article reminded us that although the information is very sketchy, there were African American members of the Koreshan Unity as well. So, like the News-Press, we want to link you to an article published here in February 2016 as well. It should be known that there was a time when a member of the Jackson family contacted us regarding members of their family, whom they believe were also mem bers of the Koreshan Unity.
No new information here, but worth looking at again. Koreshan Archives-February 2016
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