Florida Frontiers TV - Florida Freedom Rides

Episode Number
39
Program Date
  • 2020 BLM Protests

    2020 BLM Protests

  • Freedom Riders on planes

    Freedom Riders on planes

  • Freedom Riders on buses

    Freedom Riders on buses

  • Joan Mulholland - Freedom Rider, Rider Duke University/Tougaloo-College

    Joan Mulholland - Freedom Rider, Rider Duke University/Tougaloo-College

  • Kredelle Petway - Freedom Rider, Florida A&M University

    Kredelle Petway - Freedom Rider, Florida A&M University

  • Raymond Arsenault, "Freedom Riders: 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice"

    Raymond Arsenault, "Freedom Riders: 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice"

     

    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.

     

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    Florida Frontiers TV - Natural Attractions

    Episode Number
    38
    Program Date
    • Craig Littauer - Silver Springs State Park

      Craig Littauer - Silver Springs State Park

    • Silver Springs State Park and Silver River Museum

      Silver Springs State Park and Silver River Museum

    • Sisco Deen - Flagler County Historical Society

      Sisco Deen - Flagler County Historical Society

    • "Reptile" Ryan - Jungle Adventures

      "Reptile" Ryan - Jungle Adventures

    • Jungle Adventures, Tourist attraction in Orange County, Florida

      Jungle Adventures, Tourist attraction in Orange County, Florida

       

      Since the 1800s, tourist attractions have allowed visitors to encounter Florida nature in controlled settings.

       

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      Tourism
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      Jungle Adventures
      Marineland
      Flipper
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      Florida Frontiers TV - Historic Sounds of Jacksonville

      Episode Number
      37
      Program Date
      • Adonnica Toler, Museum Administrator, Ritz Theatre and Museum

        Adonnica Toler, Museum Administrator, Ritz Theatre and Museum

      • Delius House plaque

        Delius House plaque

      • Scott Watkins, Professor of Piano, Jacksonville University

        Scott Watkins, Professor of Piano, Jacksonville University

      • William Schirmer, Music Professor Emeritus, Jacksonville University

        William Schirmer, Music Professor Emeritus, Jacksonville University

      • Forrest sounds

        Forrest sounds

      • Kimberly Beasley, Music Department Chair, Jacksonville University

        Kimberly Beasley, Music Department Chair, Jacksonville University

      • Courtney Lewis, Music Director, Jacksonville Symphony

        Courtney Lewis, Music Director, Jacksonville Symphony

      • Randy Noles, Author - Fiddlers Curse

        Randy Noles, Author - Fiddlers Curse

      • Jacksonville Children's Chorus

        Jacksonville Children's Chorus

      • The Ritz Theatre and Museum has an animatronic show tells the story of James Weldon Johnson and brother John Rosamond Johnson

        The Ritz Theatre and Museum has an animatronic show tells the story of James Weldon Johnson and brother John Rosamond Johnson

         

        From "The Florida Suite" composed by Frederick Delius in the 1880s, to the present, the musical legacy of Jacksonville includes classical, jazz, bluegrass, and contemporary works.

         

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        Florida Frontiers TV - Florida Cracker Culture

        Episode Number
        36
        Program Date
        • Example Florida Cracker Home with Dog Trot

          Example Florida Cracker Home with Dog Trot

        • Dana Ste.Claire, Author: CRACKER: The Cracker Culture in Florida History

          Dana Ste.Claire, Author: CRACKER: The Cracker Culture in Florida History

        • Kara Hoblick, Florida Agricultural Museum

          Kara Hoblick, Florida Agricultural Museum

        • William Culyer Hall, Author, Florida Boy, Trouble With Panthers

          William Culyer Hall, Author, Florida Boy, Trouble With Panthers

        • Frank Thomas, Florida Folk Musician

          Frank Thomas, Florida Folk Musician

        • Sandra Wise, Forever Florida, Crescent J Ranch

          Sandra Wise, Forever Florida, Crescent J Ranch

        • Joseph Adams, Fort Christmas Historical Park

          Joseph Adams, Fort Christmas Historical Park

        • Example Florida Cracker Home

          Example Florida Cracker Home

           

          Crackers are pioneer settlers who first arrived in the 1700s, and their descendants.

           

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          Florida Frontiers TV - Rollins College

          Episode Number
          35
          Program Date
          • Black and White photograph Rollins College

            Black and White photograph Rollins College

          • Dr. Ben Brotemarkle, Executive Director Florida Historical Society

            Dr. Ben Brotemarkle, Executive Director Florida Historical Society

          • Jack C Lane, Rollins College Historian

            Jack C Lane, Rollins College Historian

          • Randy Noles, Author 'Rollins After Dark'

            Randy Noles, Author 'Rollins After Dark'

          • Marice J O'Sullivan, Professor of Literature, Historian, Autor

            Marice J O'Sullivan, Professor of Literature, Historian, Autor

          • N. Y. Nathiri, Zora Neal Hurston Festival

            N. Y. Nathiri, Zora Neal Hurston Festival

          • John V. Sinclair, Bach Festival Society of Winter Park

            John V. Sinclair, Bach Festival Society of Winter Park

          • Laurence Ruggiero, Morse Museum Director

            Laurence Ruggiero, Morse Museum Director

          • Old Sketch of Rollins College

            Old Sketch of Rollins College

          • Old photograph of Rollins College Building

            Old photograph of Rollins College Building

          • Old photograph of Rollins College Class

            Old photograph of Rollins College Class

          • Rollins College Entrance

            Rollins College Entrance

          • Black and White photograph of a Rollins College Class

            Black and White photograph of a Rollins College Class

             

            In 1885, the tradition of offering a progressive, liberal arts education in Florida began in Winter Park, at Rollins College.

             

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            Florida Frontiers TV - Free Black Settlements in Spanish Colonial Florida

            Episode Number
            34
            Program Date
            • Militia Reenactment Fort Mose

              Militia Reenactment Fort Mose

            • Anthony Dixon, Bethune-Cookman University

              Anthony Dixon, Bethune-Cookman University

            • Thomas Jackson, Fort Mose Historical Society

              Thomas Jackson, Fort Mose Historical Society

            • Uzi Baram, New College Public Archaeology Lab

              Uzi Baram, New College Public Archaeology Lab

            • Peggy Colebrook, Sharona Woodside Barr, Angola Descendants

              Peggy Colebrook, Sharona Woodside Barr, Angola Descendants

            • Rhonda Kimbrough, National Forests in Florida

              Rhonda Kimbrough, National Forests in Florida

            • Andrew Wise, Southeast Archaeological Center

              Andrew Wise, Southeast Archaeological Center

            • Arthur Hayes, Sumter County Historical Society

              Arthur Hayes, Sumter County Historical Society

            • Dale Cox, Florida Historian

              Dale Cox, Florida Historian

            • Map Southern British Colonies

              Map Southern British Colonies

            • Daphney Towns, Back to Angola Festival

              Daphney Towns, Back to Angola Festival

            • Wilton Russell, Angola Descendant

              Wilton Russell, Angola Descendant

               

              Free black communities were established in Spanish Colonial Florida as enslaved people escaped from British colonies to the north.

               

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              Florida Frontiers TV - Harriet Beecher Stowe in Florida

              Episode Number
              33
              Program Date
              • Marker, Harriet Beecher Stowe home

                Marker, Harriet Beecher Stowe home

              • Emily Lisska, President, Mandarin community Club

                Emily Lisska, President, Mandarin community Club

              • Book - Uncle Tom's Cabin

                Book - Uncle Tom's Cabin

              • John T. Foster, Author

                John T. Foster, Author

              • Sandy Arpen - President, Madarin Museum and Historical Society

                Sandy Arpen - President, Madarin Museum and Historical Society

                 

                In 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe was the most famous writer in America. By 1867, she was living and working in Florida

                 

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                Florida Frontiers TV - The Indigenous People of Florida

                Episode Number
                32
                Program Date
                • FFTV32 The Indigenous People of Florida

                  The Indigenous People of Florida

                • FFTV32 Jerald T. Milanich Anthropologist and Archaeologist

                  Jerald T. Milanich Anthropologist and Archaeologist

                • FFTV32, Glen Doran, Anthropologist and Archaeologist

                  Glen Doran, Anthropologist and Archaeologist

                • FFTV32, James Dunbar, Aucilla Research Institute

                  James Dunbar, Aucilla Research Institute

                • FFTV32, Keith Ashley, Archaeologist, University of North-Florida

                  Keith Ashley, Archaeologist, University of North-Florida

                • FFTV32, Robert-Carr, Archaeological and Historical Conservancy

                  Robert-Carr, Archaeological and Historical Conservancy

                • FFTV32, Austin Bell, Marco Island Historical Society

                  Austin Bell, Marco Island Historical Society

                • FFTV32, Pedro Zepeda, Seminole Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum

                  Pedro Zepeda, Seminole Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum

                   

                  At the time of European contact, dozens of indigenous groups with sophisticated cultures occupied Florida.

                   

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                  Florida Frontiers TV - Florida in World War I

                  Episode Number
                  31
                  Program Date

                  • WW1 example of uniform

                  • Barbara Gannon, Associate Professior of History, University of Central Florida

                  • WW1 Naval Air Stations in Florida

                  • Private Marion Joseph Losco

                  • Sandy Arpen, Mandarin Museum and Historical Society

                  • Marie Ovry, UCF Graduate Student, Verterans Legacy Program

                  • Scroll of Florida's Fallen saved and restored

                  • Paul Ghiotto, Great Nephew U.S. Army Pvt Marion Joseph Losco

                  • Amelia-Lyons, Associate Professor of History, University of Central Florida

                  • Walter Napier, U.S. Army Veteran, UCF Graduate Student, Veterans Legacy Program

                  • Jim Stoddard, Marine Corp Veteran, UCF Graduate Student, Veterans Legacy Program

                     

                    When the United States joined World War I in 1917, Florida was still a relatively small state but it was significantly impacted by the conflict.

                     

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                    Florida Frontiers TV - One Giant Leap

                    Episode Number
                    30
                    Program Date

                    • JFK on Television

                    • Bill Giffen, Space Program Worker, starting 1962

                    • Bill Heink, Space Program Worker, starting 1962

                    • Al Koller, Space Program Worker, starting 1959

                    • John Tribe, Space Program Worker, starting 1954

                    • Lori Walters, Historian, University of Central Florida

                    • Saturn Rocket Assembly

                    • Winston Scott, NASA Astronaut

                    • Ben Dibiase, Libaray of Florida History

                    • Ben Brotemarkle, Florida Historical Society

                       

                      In July 1969, the USA sent three men to the moon and returned them safely to the earth. Florida's Space Coast played a vital role in making this historic milestone happen.

                       

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