Florida Frontiers Radio Program #45

Author(s)

Dr. Ben Brotemarkle, Florida Historical SocietyFollow
Florida Historical Society

Program Number

45

Program Segments

21st Annual Zora Neale Hurston Festival

N. Y. Natheri and Maya Angelou talk about the annual Zora Neale Hurston Festival held in Eatonville, which is the oldest African American municipality in the U.S. The purpose of the festival is to preserve and promote African American culture.

Mark-In Point: 01:20 Length: 17:49

Oldest Art in the Western Hemisphere

James Kennedy found a mammoth bone decorated with a carving of a mammoth, possibly the oldest art ever found in the Western Hemisphere.

Mark-In Point: 18:29 Length: 04:11

Trolleys and Streetcars in Florida

Historian Seth Bramson talks about how many cities in Florida had streetcars and trolleys for public transportation.

Mark-In Point: 22:42 Length: 05:16

Program Date

1-12-2010

Segment Summary

SEGMENTS | | 21st Annual Zora Neale Hurston Festival | Oldest Art in the Western Hemisphere | Trolleys and Streetcars in Florida

Keywords

Florida Frontiers; African American; Florida Authors; Archaeology; Art; Transportation; Development

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 Program #45" (2010). Florida Frontiers: The Weekly Radio Magazine of the Florida Historical Society. 41.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/florida-frontiers-radio/41

Accessibility Status

Audio content is accompanied by transcripts for accessibility.