Florida Frontiers TV – Episode 39 – Florida Freedom Rides
Episode Date
7-31-2020
Episode Summary
The Freedom Rides of 1961 are seen as a pivotal point in the Civil Rights Movement, but it’s often forgotten that two groups of Freedom Riders came to Florida.
Keywords
Civil Rights; Freedom Riders; Florida Frontiers Television; Civil Rights Activists; African American
Series Title
Florida Frontiers Television
Episode Title
Florida Frontiers TV – Episode 39 – Florida Freedom Rides
Episode Number
39
Duration
26:46
Sponsors
Sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture.
State of Florida website
http://dos.myflorida.com/cultural/
The Florida Historical Society Press preserves Florida’s past through the publication of books on a wide variety of topics relating to our state’s diverse history and culture.
FHS Press website
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.
Florida Humanities Council, grants
http://www.flahum.org/grants/home
This project is sponsored in part by The Historic Rossetter House Museum.
Rossetter House Musuem - Foundation and history
This project is sponsored in part by Florida's Space Coast Office of Tourism.
Welcome to Florida's Space Coast
http://www.visitspacecoast.com/
Brevard County Tourism Development Council
STARS Citation
Brotemarkle, Dr. Ben and Florida Historical Society, "Florida Frontiers TV – Episode 39 – Florida Freedom Rides" (2020). Florida Frontiers Television. 34.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/florida-frontiers-television/34
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