TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - A new project aims to shine a light on Civil Rights legends across Florida, from Escambia County to Miami-Dade and everywhere in between. The Florida Civil Rights Museum ...

Florida was the third state to secede from the Union during the Civil War. Around 15,000 Floridians fought in the Civil War, representing the highest percentage of any Confederate state.

Of course the civil war was about slavery," Haley said at another event Thursday. "We know that but it was also more than that. It was about the freedoms of every individual.

The Florida Civil Rights Museum hopes its newly announced Florida Civil Rights and Education Heritage Trail will inspire future generations with a route that takes viewers all over the Sunshine State.