Welcome to Roots2Blooms!
Roots2Blooms is a floral history storytelling project where we tell history through flowers! We cover the key events throughout African American history and create unique floral arrangements to signify the significance of each historical milestone. Join us in exploring African American history through flowers by clicking on the various historical events below:
Apply for Roots2Blooms: Africa
Are you passionate about history, flowers, and storytelling? Roots2Blooms is looking for creative individuals to join our community of floral historians. Whether you’re a florist, educator, historian, or simply someone who loves learning through art — we want to hear from you.
Apply today to be part of our next season of floral history storytelling. Share your unique perspective and help us bring history to life through beautiful arrangements.
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Discover the story behind Roots2Blooms — how flowers become a powerful medium for exploring and honoring African American history.
Explore the History
1619 – Jamestown, VA
The arrival of enslaved Africans marked the beginning of slavery in English North America.
View Full StoryLate 1700s – New Orleans
The rise of cotton, sugar, and rice industries reshaped the Southern economy.
View Full Story1831 – Nat Turner’s Revolt
One of the most significant slave uprisings in U.S. history.
View Full Story1831 – The Liberator
William Lloyd Garrison launches a powerful abolitionist newspaper.
View Full Story1852 – Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel galvanized anti-slavery sentiment.
View Full Story1850s – Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman helps enslaved people escape to freedom.
View Full Story1857 – Dred Scott Case
A Supreme Court decision that intensified national divisions.
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