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Program Number
33
Program Date
9-16-2009
Segment Summary
SEGMENTS | An Evening with Stetson Kennedy | Gilbert's Bar House of Refuge | Fishing History Theatrical Presentation
Keywords
Florida Frontiers; Civil Rights; Folklife; Shipwrecks; Fishing; Florida Artists
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 Show #33" (2009). Florida Frontiers: The Weekly Radio Magazine of the Florida Historical Society. 39.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/florida-frontiers-radio/39
Program Segments
An Evening with Stetson Kennedy
Stetson Kennedy, native Floridian and social activist, recalls his friendship with Zora Neale Hurston, Woody Guthrie, and Harry T. Moore. He also talks about his career as a WPA folklorist and his exposure of the Ku Klux Klan.
Mark-In Point: 01:20 Length: 15:17
Gilbert's Bar House of Refuge
Lighthouse keeper Jim McCormick and author Sandra Thurlow discuss Gilbert's Bar House of Refuge, which was established to provide food and shelter to shipwreck victims.
Mark-In Point: 17:23 Length: 03:23
Fishing History Theatrical Presentation
The vanishing way of life of Florida's commercial fishermen is explored in Evelyn Wilde Mayerson's one-actor play, Net Loss, and an exhibit of paintings by Philip Steel.
Mark-In Point: 20:58 Length: 06:28