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Joel Buchanan: A giant of Florida human rights, history and storytelling

“Joel Buchanan: A giant of Florida human rights, history and storytelling,” (opens in new tab) 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

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Fore more information about African American history at the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program and Joel Buchanan’s work: