“Joel Buchanan: A giant of Florida human rights, history and storytelling,” The Gainesville Sun, by Paul Ortiz, Wednesday, June 4, 2014.
In the Gainesville Sun, Ortiz remembers legendary historian Joel Buchanan.
[Buchanan] was an indispensable member of the university community, a tireless speaker who gave countless lectures and informal talks to our students and staff about the histories of segregation, the civil rights movement, and Gainesville.-Dr. Paul Ortiz
Fore more information about African American history at the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program and Joel Buchanan’s work:
- Browse the African American History Project, a growing collection built on the foundations of Buchanan’s research, funded by the UF Office of the Provost
- View the Fifth Avenue Blacks Collection of interviews online at the University of Florida Digital Collections
- Read transcripts of interviews and listen to podcasts featuring oral history interviews with Buchanan