Florida Frontiers Radio Show #14

Author(s)

Dr. Ben Brotemarkle, Florida Historical SocietyFollow
Florida Historical Society

Program Number

14

Program Segments

Dan Warren—"If It Takes All Summer"

Dan Warren was the state attorney general when Martin Luther King Jr. took his Civil Rights movement to St. Augustine at the urging of President Lyndon Johnson.

Mark-In Point: 01:19 Length: 13:13

Claude Pepper and George Smathers

Attorney Brad Culverhouse recalls the legendary race between Claude Pepper and George Smathers in 1950.

Mark-In Point: 15:01 Length: 06:47

Florida Folk Artist Mario Sanchez

Mario Sanchez was born in Key West on October 7, 1908. He was the grandson of a cigar-maker, and his father was a lecturer who read to the cigar workers throughout the day. He is a painter and a sculptor, but is best known for his paintings of street scenes in Key West.

Mark-In Point: 21:53 Length: 05:37

Program Date

4-11-2009

Segment Summary

SEGMENTS | Dan Warren—"If It Takes All Summer" | Claude Pepper and George Smathers | Florida Folk Artist Mario Sanchez

Keywords

Florida Frontiers; Civil Rights; African American; Politics; Florida Artists; Folklife

Sponsors

Brevard Cultural Alliance

Brevard Cultural Alliance's mission is to build and sustain a dynamic and vibrant arts and cultural sector integral to Brevard County's quality of life.

Florida Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities

With funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, FHC grants primarily respond to the needs of local communities, but they often address topics of statewide interest. FHC is particularly interested in projects that are collaborative, attract diverse audiences, encourage active participation from the public, and explore humanities topics and disciplines in interesting and engaging ways.

Jessie Ball duPont Fund

This project is sponsored in part by The Jessie Ball duPont Fund.

STARS Citation

Brotemarkle, Dr. Ben and Florida Historical Society, "Florida Frontiers Radio Show #14" (2009). Florida Frontiers: The Weekly Radio Magazine of the Florida Historical Society. 19.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/florida-frontiers-radio/19

Accessibility Status

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