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Florida Frontiers TV - Free Black Settlements in Spanish Colonial Florida

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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

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    33
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    • 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

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      32
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      • 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

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        31
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        • 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

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          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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            Florida Frontiers TV - The Greatest Show in Florida

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            29
            Program Date

            • Ringling Circus Museum - Big Show Main Entrance

            • Karen Bell, Professional Clown, 30 years with Ringling Brothers Circus

            • Jennifer Lemmer Posey, Curator of Circus, John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art

            • Laura Steefel-Moore, Head of Education, John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art

               

              We explore the legacy of John and Mable Ringling in Sarasota including an art museum, circus museum, and the Ca' d'Zan mansion.

               

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              Florida Frontiers TV - Film in Florida

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              28
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              • Film in Florida, exhibit at the Brevard Museum

              • Film in Florida

              • Flipper, movie filmed in Florida

              • Bruce O'Donoghue, owner Shamrock Studios building

              • Susan Doll, Author 'Florida on Film'

              • Philip Simpson, Popular Culture Association / American Cultural Association

              • Devan Stuart Lesley, Norman Studios Silent Film Museum

              • Florence Turcotte, University of Florida

              • Ricou Browning, Creature from the Black Lagoon

                 

                Hundreds of filmmakers have followed their dreams to Florida. Films are part of the history of Florida, going all the way back to the silent era.

                 

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                Florida Frontiers TV - The Conch Republic

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                27
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                • The Conch Republic, Southern most point

                • Tom Hambright, Key West Historian

                • Cori Convertito, Key West Art and Historical Society

                • Robert Kerstein, Author - Key West on the edge

                • The Little White House

                • Sloppy Joe's Bar, frequented by Ernest Hemmingway

                • Audubon House and Tropical Gardens

                • Key West Museum of Art and History at the Custom House

                   

                  Key West has a diverse history that includes "wreckers," writers, hippies, homosexuals, and U.S. Presidents. In 1982, the island seceded from the Union to form the Conch Republic.

                   

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                  Florida Frontiers TV - The Highwaymen Artists

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                  26
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                  • Highway Men Paintings exhibited at the Brevard Museum

                  • Gary Moore - author of 'The Highwaymen: Florida's African American Landscape Painters'

                  • Mary Ann Carroll - Original Highwayman Artist

                  • Willie Reagan - Original Highwayman Artist

                  • Isaac Knight - Original Highwayman Artist

                  • Al Black - Original Highwayman Artist

                  • R. L. Lewis - Original Highwayman Artist

                     

                    The Highwaymen Artists. The Highwaymen are a group of mostly self-taught African American landscape painters who used their skills to create a profitable business model beginning in the 1950s.

                     

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                    Florida Frontiers TV - Jack Kerouac in Florida

                    Episode Number
                    25
                    Program Date

                    • Jack Kerouac in Florida

                    • David McElroy and David Hannan

                    • Laura Lee, writer in residence, Jack Kerouac House Orlando

                    • Janna Benge, President, Jack Kerouac Project of Orlando

                    • Geoff Benge, Vice President, Jack Kerouac Project of Orlando

                    • Laurel Clark, Director of Jack Kerouac End of the Road

                    • Steve Rowell, playwright

                    • Bob Kealing, author

                       

                      Beat Generation writer Jack Kerouac spent some of his most productive years in Florida. His Orlando home is the site of a writers-in-residence program.

                       

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