A federal judge ruled that the State of Florida and its Department of Environmental “Protection” violated the Endangered Species Act resulting in the mass manatee die-off of 2021. This occurred primarily in the Indian River Lagoon.
Before Daytona Beach, auto racing's capital was one beach north, Ormond Beach. Ormond Beach Councilman Harold Briley is a student of this history and shares it with us.
Listen to our previous episode on the birth of NASCAR in Daytona Beach.
Learn more in the book "Beach Racers: Daytona Beach Before NASCAR" by Dick Punnett.
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Check out our Florida Black History YouTube channel with edited versions of our podcast interviews related to Black History.
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