On April 21 at 5:00 pm the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program will host a webinar on the experiences of White anti-racist activists in Alachua and Putnam counties from 1980 to the present.
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The Samuel Proctor Oral History Program, the Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center, and the Iota Lambda Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. hosted “OverKome: Persevering with Collective, Community-Led Development.” The panel discussed issues of violence, housing, income, food, health, and education disparities.
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The Samuel Proctor Oral History Program, the UF Department of Linguistics, and the All Y’all Social Justice Collective presents Oral Histories as Curriculum: Bringing African American History into the K-12 Classroom, and educational and panelist event supported by the NEH Reanimating African Americans Oral Histories of the Gulf South grant project.
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Two years after the Ocoee massacre, and one year before the destruction of Rosewood by a White mob, one Black man stood up to the Ku Klux Klan in Jim Crow Florida. Black WWI Veteran Oscar Mack received a federal appointment as Postmaster in Kissimmee. One hundred years later, interviews with Mack’s descendants reveal the true story.
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A panel of four distinguished spring activists and scientists will present their perspectives on evaluating the health of Florida Springs, followed by audience Q&A. Following the presentation, guests will have the opportunity to participate in one of three workshops: Science communication, wildlife photography, and communicating with different stakeholders.
Read more "The Future of Florida Springs: A Discussion on Springs Health"
SPOHP’s OGUS project is cohosting a one-day virtual conference on September 10 titled, Assessing the Ethnic Groups of the Late Ottoman Empire through a Decolonial Lens 1900 -1922. The link for the event can be found here.
The Samuel Proctor Oral History Program proudly supports Mr. Alonzo Felder’s new book release, Discovering A.S.J. Allen. Join us on Monday, May 23 at 7 pm for Mr. Felder’s book presentation hosted by the A. Quinn Jones Museum.
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.
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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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 complete the application by June 4, 2021, at 11:59 PM.
Vietnam War Veteran and Veterans For Peace activist Scott Camil is the subject of a new graphic novel by Eve Gilbert titled Winter Warrior.
SPOHP staffer, Roberto G. Muñoz-Pando, volunteers as the networking coordinator for the GRACE Grows Garden, part of the GRACE Marketplace. GRACE Marketplace is a one-stop homeless facility serving Gainesville and Alachua County.
Historic Haile Homestead Discussion: “Emancipation Betrayed” by Paul Ortiz
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2019 marks the 10th anniversary of the African American History Project at the University of Florida. Funded by the UF Office of the Provost, this research initiative has resulted in over twenty-five public history programs, university seminars on African American studies, conference presentations and scores of community-based oral history and Black History workshops across the country. The new collection includes over six hundred oral histories with African American elders in Florida telling stories of memories of slavery, resistance to segregation, anti-black racial violence, the coming of the modern civil rights movement and narratives of Black and Latinx intersectionality among many other topics.
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Mississippi Freedom Project Panel, which took place on October 17, 2018
“La Casita” Encuentro (Reunion), which took place on October 3, 2018
Participate in a public dialogue between founding members of UF’s Institute of Hispanic-Latino Cultures, known as “La Casita,” and those who were there during its earliest years. Our participants include the students who petitioned and labored to create the house, and the faculty who supported their efforts and/or became involved once the institute was up […]
Under the direction of Jeffrey Pufahl, the College of the Arts presented the premier of the documentary play Voices from the March in January 2018 during the closing ceremonies of the University of Florida 2018 Social Justice Summit. Voices from the March pieces together the experiences of UF students and staff involved in the Women’s […]
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The University of Florida’s 2018 Hispanic Heritage Month begins with the Opening Ceremony on Friday, September 14th. Doors open at 5:30pm at the Gator Wesley Foundation, semi-formal attire requested, featuring spoken word poet and SPOHP alum, Oliver Telusma!!! It’s the largest such HHM celebration in the nation.
Click this link for a videotaped version (87 min.) of the 8/28 book talk presented at Smathers Library East by Dr. Paul Ortiz, Director of SPOHP, on his recent book: An African and Latinx History of the United States. It was kindly co-sponsored and hosted by the Smathers Libraries’ Latin American and Caribbean Collection. YouTube […]
The OHA’s Day of Giving last year raised money for scholarships to fund travel to the Annual OHA Conference for those in hurricane-affected areas. With matching funds provided by the Chao Center for Asian Studies at Rice University and the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program at the University of Florida, the OHA was able to […]
Welcoming Gainesville and Alachua County and the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program at the University of Florida are holding a public event titled “Home Away from Home: Remembering Refugees in Florida” on September 20, 2018 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm at Pugh Hall Ocora (296 Buckman Drive Gainesville FL 32611). The event will feature the oral history of refugees in Jacksonville, Florida, collected by Seyeon Hwang, a doctoral student in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Florida, and various state-wide and national efforts in refugee advocacy, followed by a talk-back session with refugees and refugee resettlement professionals from Florida.
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Thanks to our donors, 2017-2018 has been amazing! And we’re planning a busy year ahead!
During our Summer 2018 Fundraising Campaign
SPOHP Undergraduate Research Coordinator Oliver Tesluma and undergraduate Political Science major, as well as SPOHP alums Assistant Professor Jessica Taylor of Virginia Tech and George Washington University doctoral student Candice Ellis, presented papers at the 8th National Civil Rights Conference, which took place on June 17-20, 2018 in Meridian and Philadelphia, Mississippi. This year’s conference theme was “Lets Rise, Advocate, Educate and Cooperate.” Their papers were presented during a panel presentation entitled, Recording Civil Rights History: the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program (SPOHP) and the Mississippi Freedom Project.
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“Samuel Proctor became the first UF Historian and Archivist when he was still a PhD student. He never left the role. Proctor was heavily involved with UF, so much so that rumor told he had four or five, maybe six, offices on the campus. Now, his name prefixes one of the nation’s largest oral history […]
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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 North Central Florida,” at the Harn Museum of Art‘s Museum Nights this Thursday night! The performance, a partnership with Actors’ Warehouse, Inc., will take place 6:00-7:00PM in […]
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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 us for a discussion on the histories of the Institute of Black Culture (IBC) and the Institute of Hispanic/Latino Cultures (La Casita), including their founding […]
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After headlining the 2018 UF Social Justice Summit this past January Voices from the March will be traveling to California this April to perform at the Southwest Oral History Association Annual Conference, hosted at California State University, Fullerton! Please help us raise money to assist in covering the travel and lodging costs for our cast. We have been working […]
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“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 a doctoral student at the University of Iowa in 1971 when he produced the first documentary film recounting events of the historic 1968 Memphis Sanitation […]
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 general public than ever. We have conducted community-based oral history workshops with churches, businesses, university classes, veteran’s groups, African American history museums, Native American nations […]
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 Endowment for the Humanities that connects civilian audiences with veterans in a creative, supportive environment. “Telling Gainesville” ran to standing-room- only audiences at the Actor’s […]
On January 27th, our Fall interns and staff will be performing an original multi-media play titled Voices from the March at the 2018 UF Social Justice Summit. A collaboration between the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program and the Center for Women’s Studies, this verbatim theater piece compiles oral history narratives from the Women’s March on Washington as […]
SPOHP is looking for undocumented UF students to be interviewed for an oral history project. Please share with anyone who might be interested in participating. For more information direct message us or email: Mariana Castro or Dr. Ryan Morini or Visit SPOHP on the 2nd Floor of Pugh Hall.
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The Samuel Proctor Oral History Program (SPOHP)’s Florida Queer History Project is partnering with First Magnitude Brewing Company to bring you “A Pride Extravaganza” on October 15! The event will serve as a fundraiser for SPOHP’s Florida Queer History Project, which will be exhibiting a portrait and oral history interview series from their June 2017 […]
Mississippi Freedom Fieldwork Panel Presentation Ustler Hall Wednesday, Sept. 27th 3:00 PM On Wednesday the 27th the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program will host a panel of students to discuss their experience interviewing in Mississippi. This panel celebrates SPOHP’s 10th year of sending students out to the Mississippi Delta region to interview those involved in […]
We wanted to share a sheet that the directors of the IC-Race (Immigration, Critical Race and Cultural Equity) Lab at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Drs. Nayeli Y. Chavez- Dueñas and Hector Y. Adames developed, “Surviving & Resisting: Defending DACA A Toolkit For DREAMers.” Please share widely with anyone who may benefit from this toolkit; the […]
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September 29th from noon to 2 PM, SPOHP is hosting an Open House in the SPOHP office to welcome students and faculty alike to get acquainted with our program, staff and dozens of exciting on going projects. Visitors can expect to enjoy refreshments as they learn about SPOHP’s fieldwork, internships, and volunteer opportunities as well as our many upcoming public […]
MCDA is proud to present: Anti-Racism Education Week. Come join us as we engage in an event series on anti-racism education, self-care, and education on the first amendment. This is a great opportunity to interact with faculty, staff, and peers on how to challenge racism and bigotry on our campus and in our community. TUESDAY […]
“Since 2005, the Gainesville Latino Film Festival has featured hundreds of groundbreaking, highly acclaimed and thought-provoking films from Latin America. In 2017, our mission continues: to afford Gainesville the unique opportunity to see world-class cinema, innovative shorts, international award winners, and foster diverse experiences that link people through the art of cinema- launching Gainesville as a cultural […]
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For the past three years, a team of student researchers has traveled with SPOHP to the Tidewater region of Virginia to gather over 150 oral histories from watermen, veterans, and other residents of the region to document and preserve the traditions and culture of this once isolated part of the country. We have collaborated with […]
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We are thrilled to announce that our 2017-2018 visiting scholar is Jeffrey Pufahl, joining us from the UF College of the Arts (UF Center for Arts in Medicine). Currently, he is building on an existing partnership between SPOHP and the UF Center for Gender, Sexualities, and Women’s Studies Research, to help students translate their collected research and interviews […]
Welcoming Gainesville is partnering with the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program at UF to offer academic internships in using history to inform the creation of programs aimed at combating prejudice, building a climate of welcome and support for immigrants, refugees, and international students, and helping them integrate into the local community. Interns will work directly […]
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SPOHP is sponsoring a Jacob Lawrence workshop at the Harn Museum June 24th at 12:30PM, featuring a discussion of Jacob Lawrence’s life and work, and upcoming exhibition, “History, Labor, Life: The Prints of Jacob Lawrence.” This exhibition provides a comprehensive overview of influential American artist Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000). Lawrence was primarily concerned with the narration of […]
On June 8th, 1967, Israeli warplanes and torpedo boats launched a ferocious two-hour attack on and attempted to sink the USS Liberty as she sailed under a U.S. Flag in International waters. Of the 294 men aboard the vessel, 34 were killed and 174 were wounded by a well-coordinated, multi-wave assault that included the use […]
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50 Years of Collaboration “From participating in interviews, to engaging with the collection, to attending SPOHP’s events, the public is the lifeforce behind SPOHP’s past, present, and future.” -Dr. Paul Ortiz This jubilee year, SPOHP wants to reflect, say thank you and plan for the future. Thanks to our supporters, SPOHP has had one of its most productive […]
Read more "The Samuel Proctor Oral History Program’s Summer 2017 Newsletter"
We are excited to announce that SPOHP will be hosting the visit of Chicano slam poet Matt Sedillo during which he will be hosting two public programs on Tuesday March 28th. The first event will be a brown bag lunch with Matt Sedillo in Pugh 210 from 11:30AM to 1:00PM. The second event will be a poetry workshop held on the […]
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Filmmaker Michael Honey raves about a successful turn out at a screening of Love and Solidarity at The Grand Cinema in Tacoma, Washington. Friends, In Tacoma last night, the Grand Cinema theater was packed with about 120 people and 20 or more lined up outside and unable to get a seat. “Love and Solidarity” looks […]
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The Samuel Proctor Oral History Program in conjunction with Gainesville Community Redevelopment Agency will host a free film screening (PDF) of “Gator Tales,” the award-winning theatrical performance which highlights the experiences of the first generation of African American students at the University of Florida. The screening will be Friday, February 17, 2017 at Bo Diddley Plaza […]
What can people do to change a world full of violence and hate? Is nonviolent revolution possible? Love and Solidarity explores these questions through the life of Reverend James Lawson, an African American Methodist minister who worked alongside Martin Luther King, Jr. to initiate civil rights struggles in the 1960s South. His commitment to nonviolent […]
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Join the friends of SPOHP from November 10-19, 2016, for a special performance by veterans in the Gainesville area! Telling: Gainesville will feature five veterans sharing their experiences of war in Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq and their subsequent return to civilian life. After the performance, there will be a space for discussion between audience members and […]
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Join us for a talk with Flagler College Professor Michael Butler as he discusses his new book, Beyond Integration, the Black Freedom Struggle in Escambia County, Florida, 1960-1980, on Wednesday, October 26 at 12:00 PM.
Dr. Scott Ellsworth, professor of history at the University of Michigan, will discuss the importance of using sports history to understand race relations in American history. HIs talk will coincide with the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program’s fall internship on “Sport at UF,” which aims to gather oral histories of former UF student-athletes. After the event, […]
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We are gearing up for our second annual benefit party on Thursday, September 1, 2016. Come celebrate with us, SPOHP supporters! Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. To buy tickets please contact Meagan Frenzer at mfrenzer@ufl.edu. Click here to learn more about the event! View the News Release
SPOHP and the Center for European Studies will host a reception for Mr. Jones in recognition of his Martha Ross Teaching Award from the Oral History Association last fall. The event will be held in the Keene Faculty Center at UF. Photo from WUFT.org, courtesy of Jacqueline Johnson.
Read more "Feb. 17, Award Reception for Eastside American History Teacher David Jones"
Between 1900 and 2011, the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys served as a state reform school and detention center in Marianna, Florida. Behind its brick walls those in charge committed unspeakable acts of abuse, rape, torture and even murder of the boys over the years. Though rumors of abuse swirled for decades, it wasn’t […]
Read more "Feb. 10, Death at Dozier: Unearthing, Remedying, and Preventing Human Tragedies"
The Pleasant Street Historic Society is dedicated to preserving, promoting, and protecting the history of the Pleasant Street neighborhood and African American history in Alachua County. The PSHS is raising money to rehabilitate and re-use the Smith-Griffin House as an exhibit museum for Black History. On March 6, PSHS will host the annual Claronelle Smith Distinguished Speaker […]
Each fall, Witness for Peace Southeast organizes a tour with a Latin American speaker who is personally affected by US policies and corporate practices in their home country. This year we are proud to have Nadín Reyes Maldonado speak at the Civic Media Center at 7 pm on Tuesday, November 10th. Come and learn of […]
Read more "11/10 “Until We Find Them!: The Struggle Against Forced Disappearances in Mexico”"
Lewis will speak about the Voting Rights Act – its tumultous beginning and legacy after 50 years. The event is free and open to the public.
Join the Institute of Black Culture, Institute of Hispanic and Latino Cultures, and the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program for a thought-provoking discussion on relationships between African Americans and Latinx communities. The century between the 1820s and 1920s was an era of near-constant warfare, imperialism and a resurgence of racism. How did African Americans and people in Latin America […]
Read more "9/24, Black and Brown Solidarity in An Age of Warfare"
Ilyasah Shabazz, Malcolm X’s daughter and a powerful activist, author, educator, orator, and motivational speaker, will present about her recent memoir, “Growing Up X,” on September 28 at the Pugh Hall Ocora. The event will begin at 3 p.m., and the African American Studies Program will host a reception for her preceding the discussion at 2 […]
Students Taking Action Against Racism (STAAR) will host the discussion with AAHP Coordinators Randi Gill-Sadler and Justin Hosbey, Civic Media Center Coordinator Nailah Summers, and Michael Dennis, VP of Progressive Black Men, Inc.
Read more "9/23 STAAR Forum, “What You Can’t Get Back: The Human Cost of Mass Incarceration”"
On Thursday, October 15, 2015, an encore performance of “Gator Tales” will be performed at the Oral History Association Annual Meeting at the Tampa Bay History Center in Tampa, Florida.
Join SPOHP and the UF School of Theatre + Dance for a summer remount of “Gator Tales,” an original play centered around oral history interviews from the Alachua County African American History Project.
Read more "Summer “Gator Tales” Reprise, July 16-19, at the Black Box Theatre!"
On February 27, 2015, as Black History Month was coming to a close and the eve of International Women’s History Month was approaching, Dr. Ortiz, several SPHOP coordinators and SPOHP’s official event photographer, Mr. Clayton, visited the “Civil Rights in the Sunshine State” Exhibit at the Museum of Florida History in Tallahassee.
The lecture, delivered by Dr. Chafe at the February 5 public program, is now available on YouTube. Dr. Chafe is the Alice Mary Baldwin Professor of History at Duke University, where his research focuses on gender and racial equality in the United States.
Internationally Acclaimed Oral History Expert Coming to Keystone Heights Keystone Heights, FL – The Keystone Heights Heritage Commission (KHHC) is kicking-off its new oral history program to preserve living memories of the community. In coordination with Clay History Month, KHHC is pleased to announce that Dr. Paul Ortiz, Director of the UF Samuel Proctor Oral […]
Playwright and director Deborah B. Dickey has created a play in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Panama Canal. Threads of Silver and Gold: Women of the Panama Canal looks at the role of women who arrived from the West Indies, England and the United States during the construction period of the canal. The […]
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TALLAHASSEE— The Museum of Florida History is hosting public programs throughout February to celebrate Black History Month. The programs complement the current exhibit in the Museum, Civil Rights in the Sunshine State. This special exhibit is a collaborative effort of the Museum and civil rights leaders and institutions from around the state. Many of the […]
The University of Florida will celebrate the life of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela on Friday, December 5, starting at 12 noon in the Ocora Room, Pugh Hall. The event which will be held on the 1st anniversary of Mandela’s death will include faculty and student reflections on his global and local impact. It will conclude with songs […]
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The Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, with Rev. Milford Griner, will remember Rosa Parks and honor local leaders with the Quiet Courage Awards on Sunday, December 7 at 3:30 p.m. Past honorees have included Andrew Mickle, Rev. Dr. T.A. Wright, Sr., and Sherry Dupree, among many others. RSVP on Facebook Photo by Brad McClenny, The Gainesville Sun, December 1, 2013.
CODEPINK co-founder Medea Benjamin will speak at UF Ustler Hall and Wild Iris Bookstore with new book on drone warfare. Thursday, November 6, 6:30 pm “Empowering Women in the Peace Movement” speaking at University of Florida campus Ustler Hall. Sponsored by UF Women Studies Department, NOW, Vets for Peace, (and others). Friday, November 7, 11 […]
Ruby McCollum, age 42, shoots State Senator-elect, Dr. Clifford LeRoy Adams, firing her .32-caliber revolver four times into his body, before going home and warming a bottle of milk for her baby daughter. What began as a bizarre murder case quickly turned into a bright light on the rotting underbelly of the Old South. A […]
On Thursday, October 16th at 6 p.m, Dr. Paul Ortiz will give a lecture titled, “Preparing for the Civil Rights Movement in Florida” and sign copies of the new edition of “Remembering Jim Crow.” This event is preparatory to the Tallahassee Museum of Florida History’s unveiling of its forthcoming exhibit on the civil rights movement […]
On Thursday, September 25th at 7:00 p.m., the Civic Media Center will dedicate its Labor Library in memory of Bob and Gay Zieger. The Ziegers influenced countless students and community members through their work at both Santa Fe College and the University of Florida. Because of their support for the Civic Media Center and the Labor […]
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On Saturday, October 25, the United Nations Educational Scientific Cultural Organization – Transatlantic Slave Trade, with the University of Florida and SPOHP, present an oral history symposium, “From Slavery to Civil Rights: Stories of Heroes.” The event will take place 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. in Pugh Hall MacKay Auditorium at the University of Florida, […]
Oral histories from SPOHP’s Panama Canal Collection will be featured, and residents from Silver City will be interviewed on August 15 for the archive.
Read more "Panama Canal Centennial Celebrations at UF, August 15-17"
Join the Matheson Museum on Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. with Dr. Paul Ortiz, Dr. Matt Gallman, and Dr. Patricia Hilliard-Nunn, tracing the history of Alachua County’s African American families from the Civil War to the present-day. The symposium will examine the challenges and triumphs of Alachua County residents after the Civil War. Dr. Paul Ortiz […]
Read more "August 13 Battle of Gainesville Symposium: The Civil War’s Legacy in Alachua County"
April 25, 2014, “Nuestras Historias” Documentary Screening On April 25, 2014 SPOHP premiered “Nuestras Historias,” a film produced by SPOHP Digital Humanities Coordinator Deborah Hendrix and Latina/o Diaspora in the Americas Project Coordinator Génesis Lara. The film sheds light on the Hispanic-Latino community at the University of Florida and the origins of the Institute of Hispanic-Latino […]
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Gainesville Veterans for Peace will be displaying 6,781 tombstones from 7 a.m. on May 24 through dusk on Memorial Day, May 26, 7 p.m. to remember those who have died in the wars in Afghanistan since 2001 and in Iraq since 2003.Memorial Mile will line the street along Eighth Avenue just east of 34th Street, […]
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On April 26, the Institute of Hispanic-Latino Cultures, “La Casita,” will open its doors to graduating seniors who can participate in a t-shirt project. Students will decorate t-shirts in order to capture the labor of their UF journey and pay tribute to the work their families did to help them graduate from college. The event […]
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The History Honors Conference and awards luncheon will take place this Saturday in Pugh Hall. The schedule is available online from the History Department 7 panels will run from 9:00 to 12:15 and from 1:45 to 4:45. Social, Intellectual, & Religious Currents in Medieval and Early Modern Europe Warfare, Politics, and Religion in the Ancient […]
Join SPOHP for an oral history methods and technique workshop on Wednesday, April 9 in Pugh Hall, open to university researchers, community organizations, and the general public. Register today!
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The panel presentations of the 9 history majors who traveled to Cuba over spring break for a course on slavery and the legacies of slavery will be held on Tuesday, April 8! The panel is titled: “Seeing is Believing: Studying Cuba in Cuba, a UF Student Perspective.” Students will present images and a mini-film […]
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March 12, 2014, “The Florida Civil Rights Struggle: Past & Present” panel discussion By Emily Nyren, Intern alumni and Volunteer Event Press Release (PDF) In the News: “UF students get immersed in the history of civil rights,” The Gainesville Sun, by Jeff Schweers, March 10, 2014, and “Several give stark accounts of segregation-era racism,” The Gainesville Sun, by Jeff […]
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On Thursday, March 27 at 5:30 p.m., the Center for Humanities and the Public Sphere will present a lecture with Professor Kathleen Blee of the University of Pittsburgh, “Studying Racist Activists: What Can Be Learned and What Cannot” at 5:30 p.m. in the Ustler Hall Atrium. Is there anything to be gained by talking to […]
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On Monday, March 31 at 4:00 p.m. the Center for Humanities and the Public Sphere will present a lecture with Eleni Boiza, Rothman Faculty Summer Fellow in the UF Department of Classics, “Virtual Museum of World Heritage: A 3D DIgital Collection for the UF Digital Epigraphy and Archaeology Project” in Walker Hall 201D. This talk […]
The Interfaith Alliance for Immigrant Justice, CHISPAS UF, SPOHP, and Institute of Hispanic-Latino Cultures present Farmworker Awareness Week, a series of events dedicated to consciousness-raising related to farmworker justice and social issues.
March 12, “Scott Camil: Resistance & Liberation” By Eugenia Hawk, Intern On March 12, 2014, SPOHP hosted a presentation by Vietnam veteran and political activist Scott Camil. The UF Center for Women’s Studies provided the beautiful Ustler Hall atrium, in which the demonstration took place, and by the time Camil began speaking, the entire room was packed […]
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The Samuel Proctor Oral History Program is co-sponsoring the Center for Latin American Studies’ 63rd annual conference, “Panama Reconsidered,” from March 19-21, 2014, at the University of Florida. The sessions will include lectures and panel presentations on the history, politics and culture of Panama, as well as current recent research in science and technology taking […]
From March 24-28, the Interfaith Alliance for Immigrant Justice, CHISPAS UF, Samuel Proctor Oral History Program, and Institute of Hispanic-Latino Cultures present Farmworker Awareness Week, a series of events dedicated to consciousness-raising related to farmworker justice and social issues. RSVP on Facebook 3/17 10 AM, 1 PM, and 5 PM @ La Casita: Siempre Adelante Screening 3/24 […]
As part of La Casita’s 20th Anniversary events, a panel discussion with UF faculty will share their personal narratives and discuss what being Latino/a/Hispanic means to them on Tuesday, March 18 at 3:00 p.m. in Pugh 210. This will be an exciting panel with Dr. Luisa Dempere from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, […]
The Gainesville Sun highlights student and staff work in a feature this week for the March 12 civil rights program focusing on the value of involving students in local history work.
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“UF students get immersed in the history of civil rights,” The Gainesville Sun, by Jeff Schweers, March 10, 2014. In preparation for the upcoming public history program, “The Florida Civil Rights Struggle: Past & Present,” on Wednesday, March 12, the Gainesville Sun highlighted student and staff work in civil rights research and event organizing. Featuring interviews with […]
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At 12:50 p.m. on March 12, Scott Camil, former leader of Gainesville’s Vietnam Veterans Against the War, will speak at UF about the Gainesville 8 trial.
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Get to know the Cotton Club Museum with Vivian Filer to prepare for next week’s big event, “Florida Civil Rights Struggle: Past & Present” on March 12. From NCNCF.org.
Excited for March 12? Check out The Walk in Tallahassee, illustrating the stories of the lunch counter sit-ins of the 1960s and the 1956 Tallahassee bus to honor 50+ footsoldiers!
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February 25, 2014, “No Spic for President” Oral History Event By Latina/o Diaspora in the Americas Project Coordinator Génesis Lara This event featured UF Alumnus Gil Sanchez interviewed by Dr. Paul Ortiz in front of a gathered audience of students, faculty and staff. As student leaders, we strive to do the best work possible for […]
On Tuesday, February 25, the Institute of Hispanic-Latino Cultures will present “No Spic for President,” as alumni Gil Sanchez speaks on the troubling event that occurred when he was running for student body president. He will be interviewed by Dr. Paul Ortiz and introduced by student body Vice President Joselyn Rivas. The interview is part […]
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On Wednesday, February 19, Diana Senechal of the Columbia Secondary School in New York City will speak at 5:30 p.m. the Hippodrome in downtown Gainesville as part of the Center for Humanities and Public Sphere speaker series, “‘Civil’ Society? On the Prospect of Meaningful Dialogue” SPOHP is a co-sponsor of the event. For more information: Calendar Over […]
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