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Program Number
71
Program Date
10-6-2010
Segment Summary
SEGMENTS | Spanish Catholicism and Colonialism | Florida's Fence Law and Travel by Car | The Virgil Hawkins Story
Keywords
Florida Frontiers; Colonial History; Transportation; Development; African American; Civil Rights
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 #71" (2010). Florida Frontiers: The Weekly Radio Magazine of the Florida Historical Society. 70.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/florida-frontiers-radio/70
Program Segments
Spanish Catholicism and Colonialism
Historian Dr. Michael Gannon, formerly a Catholic priest, discusses Spanish Catholicism's influence on Florida history.
Mark-In Point: 01:13 Length: 15:39
Florida's Fence Law and Travel by Car
Native Floridian Victor Gacy remembers when a lack of highways made trips across the peninsula painfully long.
Mark-In Point: 17:22 Length: 05:04
The Virgil Hawkins Story
Martin Dyckman, a former political columnist for the St. Petersburg Times, talks about the struggle of Virgil Hawkins to enter law school and become a member of the bar in segregated Florida.
Mark-In Point: 22:26 Length: 06:14