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Program Number
39
Program Date
11-3-2009
Segment Summary
SEGMENTS | The Highwaymen Artists | Perry. Florida: Company Town | Bay of Pigs from a Cuban Perspective
Keywords
Florida Frontiers; African American; Florida Artists; Great Depression; Florida Industry; Cuban American; Hispanic
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 #39" (2009). Florida Frontiers: The Weekly Radio Magazine of the Florida Historical Society. 33.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/florida-frontiers-radio/33
Transcript - Radio Program #39
Program Segments
The Highwaymen Artists
Al Black, Roy McClendon, and Mary Ann Carroll, members of the African American "outsider" artists who were part of The Highwaymen, discuss the origins and history of their group.
Mark-In Point: 01:10 Length: 14:57
Perry. Florida: Company Town
Gloria Wood remembers living in Perry, Florida, which was a company town during the 1930s.
Mark-In Point: 16:22 Length: 05:16
Bay of Pigs from a Cuban Perspective
Victor Andres Triay, author of Bay of Pigs: An Oral History of Brigade 2506, discusses the role of Cuban Americans in the ill-fated operation.
Mark-In Point: 21:40 Length: 06:09