Freedom Summer Oral History and Library Curation Project at UF Begins to Process Interviews

Posted on August 21, 2013

Gainesville, FL, August 15, 2013—George A. Smathers Libraries approved a mini-grant proposal to transcribe the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program (SPOHP)’s Mississippi Freedom Project collection. The collection features in-depth oral history interviews with leaders and activists involved in the civil rights movement in Mississippi. The completion of this project is timed to coincide with the […]

SPOHP on Wikipedia!

Posted on August 20, 2013

We launched SPOHP’s official Wikipedia page this summer! Check it out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Proctor_Oral_History_Program

Production begins on “You Belong to Me,” feature of Ruby McCollum’s life story

Posted on August 19, 2013

“You Belong to Me,” a film following murder, sex, and race in the life story of Ruby McCollum, recently began production. Dr. Paul Ortiz, among other prominent historians, was interviewed for the film. The official press release follows below. “You Belong To Me”: Feature of Murder, Sex, and Race Begins Production in Florida Beverly Hills, […]

Graduate Coordinator to Teach Pan-Africanism Course in Fall 2013

Posted on August 3, 2013

“Pan-Africanism,” Justin Dunnavant Tues 2:00pm – 3:00pm, Thurs 2:00pm AFA 4931, AFS 4935, ANT 4930 Broadly defining Pan-Africanism as a political and cultural movement as well as an ideology, this course will trace the intellectual genealogy of Pan-African thought into the 20th century. Geographically, we will focus heavily on Pan-Africanism in the United States, England, […]

Remembering Local Educator Susie Mae White

Posted on August 2, 2013

Susie Mae White, a retired Alachua County educator, author, businesswoman and dedicated church mother, died March 30, 2013 of natural causes at Woodland Care Center in southwest Gainesville. Mrs. White was born in Madison County Florida to the late Rev. John A. Williams and Lucy Crawford Williams. Her education began at Rochelle Elementary, and graduated […]

An Overview of Past AAHP Workshops

Posted on August 2, 2013

Community Oral History Workshop: Lawtey, FL (July 20,2011) The Philadelphia Missionary Baptist Church of Lawtey invited SPOHP to conduct an oral history workshop, meet and interview community members who marched in St. Augustine during The Movement. Marna Weston lead a workshop with a live interview and post interview discussion. Community Oral History Workshop: Starke, FL […]

Remembering Herbert Pepper, WWII-030

Posted on August 1, 2013

He survived the infamous Bataan Death March; he survived bombing attacks by his fellow Americans on Corregidor who were shelling the Japanese on Bataan; he survived two hellish internment camps in the Philippines; he survived the terrifying passage in the hold of a Japanese Hell Ship en route to Japan; and he survived forced labor […]

Congratulations to Cornelius Clayton, SPOHP’s Volunteer of the Quarter for Summer 2013!

Posted on July 19, 2013

Mr. Clayton has taken outstanding photographs of SPOHP public programs, symposia, and special events for several years running. A combat veteran of the army, he has also assisted SPOHP in expanding our connections in African American as well as veterans’ communities. Originally interviewed for the African American History Project, Mr. Clayton shared his experiences of […]

2013-2014 Public Program Series: Historical Memory and Social Change

Posted on July 1, 2013

The Samuel Proctor Oral History Program (SPOHP) at the University of Florida will host a series of public programs for the 2013-2014 academic year, presenting a dynamic selection of acclaimed speakers who will share their research with the campus and wider community. This series will illuminate consecutive generations of documentarians and scholars and illustrate how these individuals use their work to inform social change.

Dr. Regennia N. Williams is SPOHP’s 2013 Julian Pleasants Travel Award Scholar

Posted on May 15, 2013

The Samuel Proctor Oral History Program congratulates Dr. Regennia N. Williams of Cleveland State University on her receipt of SPOHP’s 2013 Julian Pleasants Travel Award. Dr. Williams is an Associate Professor of History at Cleveland State University in Cleveland,Ohio. She received her BAs in Liberal Studies and Urban Studies, as well as her MPA in […]

Holy Trinity Episcopal Church and SPOHP Premiere Church History Documentary

Posted on May 14, 2013

The Samuel Proctor Oral History Program at the University of Florida announces the release of a new documentary, “The Fire Within: The Rebuilding of a Downtown Community,” which tells the story of the destruction and rebirth of Trinity Episcopal Church in Gainesville, Florida. The documentary can be viewed on SPOHP’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJQOh_zNGzg. On Thursday, April […]

SPOHP Students Awarded at 2013 History Honors Conference

Posted on April 9, 2013

The Samuel Proctor Oral History Program congratulates its students, volunteers, and associated researchers who were recently recognized at the UF History Department’s Fourth Annual History Honors Conference and Awards Luncheon for undergraduates this past Saturday, April 6.

Episode 22: Ralph Jones on Pearl Harbor

Posted on March 24, 2011

In this episode, Ralph Jones recalls witnessing the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Jones, a Navy Yeoman, served in an air squadron in the Pacific Theater of Operations, and awoke on December 7 hearing explosions. After World War II ended, Jones attended the University of Florida and served as a flight instructor […]

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