Background information Eatonville: It is a small community of great significance to African-American history and culture. Located just north of Orlando Florida between Winter Park and maitland. it is historically recognized as the first incorporated African-American municipality in the united states and one of the oldest surviving African communities in the U.s. Following the Civil War,“fre” Africans settling in the area worked primarily as farm hands clearing land or helping in the construction of nearby Maitland, a white township.Background information • Eatonville: It is a small community of great significance to African-American history and culture. Located just north of Orlando, Florida between Winter Park and Maitland, it is historically recognized as the first incorporated African-American municipality in the United States and one of the oldest surviving African communities in the U.S. Following the Civil War, “free” Africans settling in the area worked primarily as farm hands clearing land or helping in the construction of nearby Maitland, a white township