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Program Number
05
Program Date
2-2-2009
Segment Summary
SEGMENTS | Revisiting the Windover Archaeological Dig | Miami Mobster Meyer Lansky | Remembering the Freedom Riders
Keywords
Florida Frontiers; Archaeology; Native American; Crime; Civil Rights; African American
Sponsors
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.
This project is sponsored in part by The Jessie Ball duPont Fund.
STARS Citation
Brotemarkle, Dr. Ben and Florida Historical Society, "Florida Frontiers Radio Program #5" (2009). Florida Frontiers: The Weekly Radio Magazine of the Florida Historical Society. 3.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/florida-frontiers-radio/3
Transcript - Radio Program #5
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Program Segments
Revisiting the Windover Archaeological Dig
FSU anthropology professor Dr. Glen Doran discusses the Windover archaeological site in central Florida, which has been dated to about 8,000 years ago. Ancient people who lived at the site buried their dead in small mortuary ponds that preserved the bodies and artifacts extremely well.
Mark-In Point: 01:22 Length: 16:02
Miami Mobster Meyer Lansky
Retired FBI agent Bill Murphy remembers mobster Meyer Lansky living in Miami Beach during the 70s and 80s.
Mark-In Point: 17:47 Length: 04:42
Remembering the Freedom Riders
Starting in May 1961, 436 people or "freedom riders" traveled from Washington, D.C., to the South to integrate travel in the United States.
Mark-In Point: 22:38 Length: 07:36