Florida Frontiers Radio Program #44

Program Number: 

44

Radio Program: 

Radio Show #44
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Program Segments: 

Moore Home Replica

Juanita Evangeline Moore discusses her father, Harry T. Moore, who was an early civil rights martyr. His house in Mims, Florida, was bombed on Christmas night in 1951, killing Moore and his wife.

Mark-In Point: 

01:44

Length: 

15:20

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1940s Drawbridge Operator

Charlotte Devane recalls what it was like when her family lived in a house on a drawbridge over the Indian River in the 1940s.

Mark-In Point: 

16:50

Length: 

04:05

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Castillo De San Marcos

Dr. Michael Gannon discusses the history of Castillo de San Marcos in St. Augustine, its importance to the Spanish enterprise, and how it survived two sieges by British colonists.

Mark-In Point: 

20:51

Length: 

06:37

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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.

Program Date: 

07 Jan 2010

Segment Summary: 

SEGMENTS | | Moore Home Replica | 1940s Drawbridge Operator | Castillo De San Marcos