The Florida History Podcast
1) Trailer: Interstate Highways and Black Communities in Florida
Starting Tuesday March 24 we will begin a new series on Interstate Highways through Florida and how they impacted historic African-American neighborhoods. We also congratulate Florida and Miami for ma...Show More
2) Episode 341: Eliot Kleinberg on his newest Florida book; Prohibition era Miami
Acclaimed journalist and historian Eliot Kleinberg has spent over a third of a century chronicling Florida and Florida History. His critically-acclaimed books about the state include his book about th...Show More
3) Episode 340: The mid-1960's Redistricting
We discuss the court-mandated mid-1960's Redistricting that forced Florida to finally draw legislative districts that had equal numbers of people.
4) Episode 339: Voting Rights in Florida
We discuss the 20th Century developments over voting rights in Florida and the role of Governor Leroy Collins in his Federal Government position at Selma.
5) Episode 338: Tallahassee Sit Ins
The Tallahassee Sit Ins were a key moment in Florida's history.
6) Episode 337: Florida's most famous lynchings and the politicians who enabled them
We discuss Florida's most famous lynchings in the 20th Century and the political apparatus in the state that defended and even encouraged them.
7) Episode 336: The Rosewood Massacre
We discuss the 1923 Rosewood Massacre, a topic that for a long time was the third rail of Florida politics.
8) Episode 335: The Ocoee Massacre
Melissa Fussell an expert on the 1920 Ocoee Massacre which happened on Election Day joins us.
9) Episode 334: Jim Crow Florida Introduction
We introduce listeners to horrible history of Jim Crow in Florida as we begin a new series of the Florida History Podcast
10) Episode 333: America at 250 versus the 1976 Bicentennial
We begin our focus on Florida's role in America 250 discussing the differences between the points of emphasis being pushed this year versus what was experienced in the Bicentennial year of 1976.