Please join the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program for a special webinar presentation on Monday, April 25 at noon on the history of voting rights struggles in Florida by Allison Mitchell, a University of Virginia Ph.D. candidate in history. Click “read more” to register for the virtual event.
African American History Meets AI in the 21st Century Classroom
Join SPOHP, UF Libraries, UF Linguistics, and the All Y’all Social Justice Collective for African American History Meets AI in the 21st Century Classroom, a panel discussion on April 5, 2022, at 4:00 pm EST. To register for the event, click here: https://buff.ly/3toLAx7
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Mississippi Freedom Project 2021 Trip
The Samuel Proctor Oral History Program’s 13th annual Mississippi Freedom Project Research Trip is scheduled for the week of July 12 – July 19. To participate, please click here to […]
Scott Camil on “Winter Warrior”
Vietnam War Veteran and Veterans For Peace activist Scott Camil is the subject of a new graphic novel by Eve Gilbert titled Winter Warrior. The book relays Camil’s life growing up […]
Home Away from Home: Remembering Refugees in Florida
September 20, 2018 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Pugh Hall – Ocora 296 Buckman Drive, Gainesville FL 32611 Watch on Streaming and On Demand link at: Mediasite website Welcoming Gainesville […]
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From Colored to Black: The Stories of North Central Florida
We will be sharing nine dramatic vignettes created by our students and performed by members of the local theatre community with our performance, “From Colored to Black: The Stories of […]
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Tale of Two Houses: A Dialogue on Black and Latinx History at UF
Event: Tale of Two Houses: A Dialogue on Black and Latinx History at UF Date: Friday, March 30, 2018 Time: 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Location: Pugh Hall – Ocora Join […]
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Now on UFDC: “Keep Your Trash” (1971) First Documentary on Memphis Sanitation Worker’s Strike
“Keep Your Trash” 1971 Documentary on Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike Newly Released for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebrations on UF Digital Collections Gainesville, FL—Award-winning PBS documentarian Churchill Roberts was […]
Our Year-End Journal is Available Now
Dear Friends of the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program, As you will read in this exciting end-of- year progress report, SPOHP has reached more students, scholars, and members of the […]
Telling Gainesville: A Film Screening
Please join military veterans and their families for a special Veterans Day film screening of the play “Telling Gainesville.” Telling Gainesville is part of a nationwide initiative by the National […]