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The SPOHP PodcastFWAF EP13s1 Marvelous Rodgers: Migrant ChildMarvelous Rodgers grew up in Winter Garden, Florida. In this podcast, she describes the pressure her father, a fruit contractor, was under to clear the fields, the help she provided her father in his work, and the distaste for oranges a life of smelling them constantly might produce.
Farmworker Association of Florida, a SPOHP Podcast Series
If you would like learn more on these issues read Fed Up: The High Costs of Cheap Food by Dale Finley Slongwhite.
Interview conducted and podcasted by Brittany Hibbert. Intro and Outro by Grace Chun.
2021-09-0105 min
The SPOHP PodcastRace and Remembrance Episode #10: Final Thoughts and Hopes for the FutureIn this episode, we will be discussing final thoughts and hopes for the future of race relations at the University of Florida, focusing on Black voices on campus. Thank you for joining us on this racial justice journey through the Joel Buchanan Archives (JBA collection)!
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Producers: Jessica Alvarez and Alana Gomez, alanagomez@ufl.edu
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Thanks to SPOHP and the people interviewed!
Music: Moments by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
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Episode Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eY3H_z6FdbiBJXk8RqGZjaL-G8Cok5AuY0...2021-08-0213 min
The SPOHP PodcastRace and Remembrance Episode #9: The Struggle for Racial Justice at UF TodayIn this episode, we will be discussing the current context of racism at the University of Florida, focusing on the new initiatives aimed at addressing and amending these issues.
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Producers: Jessica Alvarez and Alana Gomez, alanagomez@ufl.edu
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Thanks to SPOHP and the people interviewed!
Music: Moments by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
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Episode Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tLxt54YDq8BtA2myPdJ4WY3tZphzGzkKa8s_j9MUCZg/edit?usp=sharing
SPOHP Website: https://oral.history.ufl.edu/
YouTube Channel: https://www...2021-07-2612 min
The SPOHP PodcastSpecial Episode: Machen Florida Opportunity ScholarshipIn this stand-alone episode, we introduce the Machen Florida Opportunity Scholars (MFOS) Program and discuss the issues of inequity within higher education. You will hear from first-generation students who have participated in this program at UF as they discuss how MFOS has impacted them and their families' lives. Stay tuned for the upcoming SPOHP documentary sharing more of the inspiring stories from this program!
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Producers: Jessica Alvarez and Alana Gomez, alanagomez@ufl.edu
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Thanks to SPOHP, MFOS, and the people interviewed!
Music: Bright Ideas by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound...2021-07-2315 min
The SPOHP PodcastRace and Remembrance Episode #8: Student Experiences with Racial Discrimination at UFIn this episode, we discuss student experiences with racial discrimination at the University of Florida, focusing on the experiences of Black students in particular. We highlight interviews from some of the first Black students to attend UF, those who struggled after, and the voices of today.
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Producers: Jessica Alvarez and Alana Gomez, alanagomez@ufl.edu
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Thanks to SPOHP and the people interviewed!
Music: Moments by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
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Episode Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UgICA0EISdH3b44iqEGx4aF8RImEI...2021-07-1913 min
The SPOHP PodcastRace and Remembrance Episode #7: Professional Discrimination at UFIn this episode, we discuss the history of professional discrimination at UF, focusing on the lived experiences and perspectives of Black faculty and staff.
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Producers: Jessica Alvarez and Alana Gomez, alanagomez@ufl.edu
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Thanks to SPOHP and the people interviewed!
Music: Moments by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
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Episode Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RbOqQ7hEtbVMzwsUEImCbsWV-YM1wj1q8LPKtEjO7oc/edit?usp=sharing
SPOHP Website: https://oral.history.ufl.edu/
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com...2021-07-1214 min
The SPOHP PodcastRace and Remembrance Episode #6: Black ThursdayIn this episode, we discuss the hidden history of Black Thursday at UF and how many Black stories are left out of the narrative. Especially with no physical commemoration of the day on campus, it is important to keep the history of Black Thursday and the contribution of minority students alive in public memory and education.
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Producers: Jessica Alvarez and Alana Gomez, alanagomez@ufl.edu
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Thanks to SPOHP and the people interviewed!
Music: Moments by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
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Episode Transcript: https://docs...2021-07-0512 min
The SPOHP PodcastRace and Remembrance Episode #5: UF History and Connection to Slavery/RacismIn this episode, we discuss the University of Florida’s connection to slavery, indigenous land, and racism.
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Producers: Jessica Alvarez and Alana Gomez, alanagomez@ufl.edu
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Thanks to SPOHP and the people interviewed!
Music: Moments by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
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Episode Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SOeKOPEzjvJuXQ5OzShKfdQuKmG_2mNaCcC4VUWSFpY/edit?usp=sharing
SPOHP Website: https://oral.history.ufl.edu/
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/SPOHP111
JBA Collection: https://ufdc.ufl.edu/ohfb and https://oral.history.ufl.edu/pr...2021-06-2810 min
The SPOHP PodcastRace and Remembrance Episode #4: Integration of Alachua County Public SchoolsIn this episode, we discuss the history of segregation within the Alachua County Public School system, as well as the process and impacts of integration, focusing on Lincoln High School in particular.
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Producers: Jessica Alvarez and Alana Gomez, alanagomez@ufl.edu
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Thanks to SPOHP and the people interviewed!
Music: Moments by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
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Episode Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t9hVFSgXLQVbCIly7GOVfv_n61GxivKdVSRkyalBY1k/edit?usp=sharing
SPOHP Website: https://oral.history.ufl.edu/
YouTube Channel: https://www...2021-06-2111 min
The SPOHP PodcastRace and Remembrance Episode #3: North Florida Civil Rights MovementIn this episode we take a journey through the Civil Rights movement in North Florida, specifically in the cities of Tallahassee, St. Augustine, and Gainesville. Some important events we will touch on are the Tallahassee bus boycott and Florida Theatre protest in Tallahassee, the beach conflict in St. Augustine, and the general Civil Rights Movement in Gainesville, focusing on the everyday activism of community leaders.
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Producers: Jessica Alvarez and Alana Gomez, alanagomez@ufl.edu
Content warning timestamps: (5:27-6:06) and (6:55-7:36)
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Thanks to SPOHP and the people interviewed!
Music: Moments by Shane...2021-06-1413 min
The SPOHP PodcastRace and Remembrance Episode #2: Rosewood and Ocoee MassacresIn this episode of the “Race and Remembrance” podcast, we continue discussing racial terror in 20th-century Florida, focusing on the Rosewood Massacre and the Ocoee Election Day Massacre.
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Producers: Jessica Alvarez and Alana Gomez, alanagomez@ufl.edu
Content warning timestamps: (3:56-5:03)
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Thanks to SPOHP and the people interviewed!
Music: Moments by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
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Episode Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11jEY42qp7I17ueZlA8owXYGJCPNd5WMUAwz5qB3-c8g/edit?usp=sharing
Ocoee Massacre Oral History Videos: https://www.youtube.com...2021-06-0711 min
The SPOHP PodcastRace and Remembrance Episode #1: Racial Terror in 20th-Century FloridaIn this episode of the “Race and Remembrance” podcast, we introduce the topic of racial terror, providing historical context and discussing violent events that occurred in 20th-century Florida, particularly the Newberry Six lynchings of 1916.
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Content warning timestamps: (7:29-8:14) and (9:58-10:44)
Producers: Jessica Alvarez and Alana Gomez, alanagomez@ufl.edu
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Thanks to SPOHP and the people interviewed!
Music: Moments by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
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Episode Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WAKzUo32puzAbUDCiYwR2voPW7F14YZtN2tjGAJtgVQ/edit?usp=sharing
Video of Newberry Six...2021-05-3111 min
The SPOHP PodcastRace and Remembrance: IntroductionIn this episode of the “Race and Remembrance” podcast, we introduce the University of Florida's Samuel Proctor Oral History program and its resources, as well as the plan for this podcast series centering on Black community voices discussing historical truths and their significance. In this episode, you will hear from Dr. Patricia Hilliard-Nunn, Ms. Sherry DuPree, Mr. Thomas Coward, and Dr. Patricia Stevens Due. Join us every Monday to hear a new episode from this series on the voices of the Joel Buchanan Archive!
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Episode transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1msmUHjvJigPzBCtmY0ba4q...2021-05-2409 min
The SPOHP PodcastCOA EP001 s8 "Community Action and Radio""Community Action and Radio"
David Barsamian created Alternative Radio to cover important stories neglected by mainstream media. In this podcast, he explains why he first pursued broadcasting, and how journalism can continue to be a source of social change. Topics include Alternative Radio, broadcasting, Armenian genocide, and using journalism to hold the government accountable.
A podcast created for the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program's Spring 2015 Intern Class by Virginia Hamrick.
This Podcast is archived and may be found at the University of Florida: "Community Action and Radio"
http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00029268/000012021-04-0303 min
The SPOHP PodcastFWAF EP17s1 A Child of FarmworkersMireya Ledesma is one of eight children born to her farm laborer parents. In this podcast, she describes being looked down upon by other children for her parents’ occupations, the strange mix of shame and pride she felt in reaction, the responsibility she felt as the oldest daughter to help raise her younger siblings, and the ways in which farmworkers’ poor educations and the lack of informational outreach sometimes make it difficult for them to link health issues to pesticide exposure.
Farmworker Association of Florida, a SPOHP Podcast Series
If you would like learn more...2021-04-0306 min
The SPOHP PodcastWAF EP 002 s7 Womens' Activism in GainesvilleIn this interview, Sallie Harrison describes the beginnings of the women’s movement in Gainesville. Starting with her work in the presidential campaign of George McGovern, who was defeat by Richard Nixon in 1972, Harrison describes the connections between the women’s movement and the civil rights movement, her work to establish a rape crisis center and women’s health center in Gainesville and her daughter’s impact on her activism. Her powerful story captures the energy, optimism and courage of Gainesville’s first generation of radical women’s activists.
This podcast is also available on the Unive...2021-03-0819 min
The SPOHP PodcastWAF EP 001s7 Police and ProtestsA podcast created for the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program's Spring 2015 Intern Class by Virginia Hamrick (SPOHP). Activist and founder of grass roots organization Cope Pink, Meada Benjamin explores the effects of police brutality on community organizing. Topics include: organizing and protesting, police relations, and the importance of citizen movements.
Full Interview is Cat. No. WAF 024 Medea Benjamin 11-6-2014, conducted by Derick Gomez and is part of the collection WAF (Women, Activists, Feminists)
It is available on the UFDC http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00029269/00001
Women, Activists, Feminists Collection at University of Florida...2021-03-0506 min
The SPOHP PodcastAAHP EP 003s5 Wilhelmina Johnson: Community Leader and Educator
This episode features a 1981 interview by Joel Buchanan interviewing Wilhelmina W. Johnson, who was a civil rights activist and a leading educator in Gainesville, Florida. Mrs. Johnson passed away in 1999. Copyrighted music by Therapy Shock, Courtesy of Public Room Records, and by the UF University Gospel Choir. Published as SPOHP's first podcast initiative project
Find this podcast on the UFD: http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00020178/00001
Alachua County African American History Project, a SPOHP Podcast Series
Interview conducted by Joel Buchanan. Intro and Outro by Danielle...2021-03-0207 min
The SPOHP PodcastADHP EP 001s6 Vulnerable Populations: A voice in Research.A podcast created for the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program’s Spring 2015 Intern Class. In this podcast, Linda Cottler discusses her research in classification of substance abuse around the world. After a successful career at Washington University at St. Louis spanning three decades, drug researcher Linda Cottler joined the University of Florida. In her words, her work gives “vulnerable populations…a voice in research” and aids the development of the recovery industry.
By James Wales
A SPOHP Podcast Series
Interview conducted and podcasted by James Wales. Intro and Outro by Denian Grant
Music...2021-03-0106 min
The SPOHP PodcastAAHP EP 002s5 Stephan Mickle and Evelyn Marie Moore Mickle: Integrating the University of FloridaFor the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program's Spring 2013 Intern Class. This podcast explores the value of diversity at the University of Florida in Gainesville and the challenges facing the first African American students who integrated to integrate the college.
Edited by Emily Nyren and Kimberly Withum.
For full oral histories of which this podcast was created, see AAHP 041 Stephan Mickle 2-7-2009 and AAHP 046 Evelyn Marie Moore Mickle https://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00053909/00001
UFDC link to archived podcast: http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00019974/00001
Ways to connect with us at SPOHP: instagram...2021-02-1008 min
The SPOHP PodcastAAHP EP001s5 World War II, An African-American Man’s PerspectiveWorld War II, An African-American Man’s Perspective
For the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program’s Fall 2014 Intern Class. Sollie Mitchell discusses his diverse roles as a clerk, soldier, trainer, and supply person in an African-American unit stationed in the Pacific. After the service, Mitchell became a Pullman Porter and an extremely active member of the Brotherhood of the Sleeping Car Porters.
This podcast was created by Jasmine Reynolds
Interviews: Samuel Proctor Oral History Program Catalog Numbers: AAHP 357 Sollie Mitchell 9-26-2014
You may find the full interview on the UFDC usin...2021-02-0402 min
The SPOHP PodcastMFP EP002s2 Conquering Fear as a Civil Rights ActivistThe Mississippi Freedom Project (MFP) is an award-winning archive of hundreds of oral history interviews conducted with veterans of the civil rights movement and notable residents of the Mississippi Delta.
The Samuel Proctor Oral History Program has an archive of 1000s of oral histories available through the University of Florida Libraries. The Mississippi Freedom Project, or MFP, is an important part of that collection. In 2008, a vanload of students traveling to the heartland of the Civil Rights Movement, the Mississippi Delta recorded the first of the oral histories of the Mississippi Freedom Project. In later years, trips...2021-01-1307 min
The SPOHP PodcastFWAF EP018s1 Environmental Racism and the Survival of the Racial DivideIn this podcast, activist Leroy Bell argues that four landfills, a sewage treatment plant, and a medical waste treatment plant are ravaging the environment and population of Apopka, Florida, and, importantly, that there are deep ties between the placement of these environmental offenders and the large concentration of African Americans in Apopka. Bell hopes that by illuminating the links between medical issues, including learning disabilities, low birth weight and high infant mortality, cancer, bronchitis, and heart failure, quality of life issues such as the constant and oppressive presence of insects and the overwhelming stenches associated with landfills and treatment...2020-12-1909 min
The SPOHP PodcastFWAF EP015s1 Not All Things Get Better with TimeJohanna Collins was born in Orlando, Florida but has lived in Apopka, Florida since moving there in the second grade. In this podcast, she describes her feelings of disappointment regarding the development of Apopka, as well as American society more generally. Topics include gun violence, “Stand Your Ground” laws, and education.
Farmworker Association of Florida, a SPOHP Podcast Series
If you would like learn more on these issues read Fed Up: The High Costs of Cheap Food by Dale Finley Slongwhite.
Interview conducted and podcasted by Brant Snell. Intro and Outro by Grac...2020-12-1905 min
The SPOHP PodcastFWAF EP011s1 I Believe in JusticeFernando Cuevas, Sr. worked as a migrant farm laborer in Texas, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan before becoming National Vice President of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee in 1979. In this podcast, he speaks about his life of fighting injustice, from the time his family had to stop him from assaulting a farmer who had kicked his grandfather on the job to organizing picket lines and marches throughout the Midwest.
Farmworker Association of Florida, a SPOHP Podcast Series
If you would like learn more on these issues read Fed Up: The High Costs of Cheap...2020-12-1906 min
The SPOHP PodcastCNCF Pod EP003s4 Bill and Jean HeltemesOriginally from a Minnesota small rural town, Bill and Jean Heltemes talk about their lives and how they came to St. Patricks Catholic Church in Gainesville, Florida. They talk about what it means to be a part of the church, and how that leads to feel strongly connected to the community.
This podcast and the interview from which it was created was conducted by Joe Vega. The graphic was made by Anthony Delgado.
Music: Music Attribute to be added as information is received.
Interviews: SPOHP catalog numbers CNCF 015 Jean and Bill Heltemes 11-26...2020-12-1914 min
The SPOHP PodcastCNCF EP002s4 Faith and ChallengeDuring the Fall 2020 semester, SPOHP interns interviewed members of the Catholic community in North Central Florida, as part of the Catholic institutions of North Central Florida (CNCF) project. From the interviews they conducted, interns created podcast episodes to present the perspectives and experiences of their narrators. The focus of this episode is the importance of faith during life challenges. Thank you to the narrators included in this podcast, as well as all of those who recorded their stories for the CNCF project.
This podcast and the interviews within it were conducted by Carson Olson and Tyler Vazquez...2020-12-1920 min
The SPOHP PodcastCNCF EP001s4 Faith, Education, and CultureCNCF. Catholic Institutions of North Central Florida Podcast Series.
During the Fall 2020 semester, SPOHP interns interviewed members of the Catholic community in North Central Florida, as part of the Catholic institutions of North Central Florida (CNCF) project. From the interviews they conducted, interns created podcast episodes to present the perspectives and experiences of their narrators. The focus of this episode is Catholic education and community. Thank you to the narrators included in this podcast, as well as all of those who recorded their stories for the CNCF project.
This podcast and the interviews within it...2020-12-1316 min
The SPOHP PodcastFWAF EP019s1 Miguel ZelayaMiguel Zelaya is a veteran farmworker and pesticide safety instructor for the Farmworkers Association in Apopka, Florida. In this mostly Spanish-language podcast, Zelaya discusses how his personal experiences with toxic exposure in the workplace has inspired his career in workplace education, the direct links between income and education and access to healthcare and fair working conditions, and how the struggle for farmworkers’ rights is deeply related to the larger immigrants’ rights movement in the United States.
Farmworker Association of Florida, a SPOHP Podcast Series
If you would like learn more on these issues read Fed...2020-12-0805 min
The SPOHP PodcastPOHP EP001s3 Gainesville's Coffee Communities and the COVID-19 PandemicGainesville Coffee Communities & the COVID-19 Pandemic
Coffee shops serve as important social spaces within our community. However, with social distancing and other safety precautions, the COVID-19 pandemic affected many aspects of social interaction, especially in businesses serving food and drinks. For this podcast, virtual interviews were conducted with local coffee business owners and managers in Gainesville, Florida, to understand how the pandemic had affected their businesses and the communities of coffee-drinkers within them. Thank you to all participants who recorded their stories for this podcast. Also, thank you to Dr. Catherine Tucker and her “Coffee Culture” cour...2020-12-0819 min
The SPOHP PodcastFWAF EP012s1 Sister Gail GrimesSister Gail Grimes was born in Philadelphia and joined the religious community of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur after graduating high school. In this podcast, she describes being called to service in Apopka, Florida by the Orlando bishopric, the unique organization of the Sisters’ efforts in Apopka, and the main issues facing farmworkers, and African Americans in particular, throughout her time in Apopka. Interview conducted and podcasted by .
Farmworker Association of Florida, a SPOHP Podcast Series
If you would like learn more on these issues read Fed Up: The High Costs of Ch...2020-11-0806 min
The SPOHP PodcastMFP EP001s2. The Struggle Continues: Fighting for Civil Rights in the 21st CenturyThe Mississippi Freedom Project (MFP) is an award-winning archive of hundreds of oral history interviews conducted with veterans of the civil rights movement and notable residents of the Mississippi Delta.
The Samuel Proctor Oral History Program has an archive of 1000s of oral histories available through the University of Florida Libraries. The Mississippi Freedom Project, or MFP, is an important part of that collection. In 2008, a vanload of students traveling to the heartland of the Civil Rights Movement, the Mississippi Delta recorded the first of the oral histories of the Mississippi Freedom Project. In later years, trips...2020-11-0809 min
The SPOHP PodcastFWAF EP10 Students Against Drugs and Aids (SADA)Marie Francois came to the United States from Haiti in 1997 with her husband and a medical degree. She did not pass the American medical boards, but found a new purpose in activism and educational outreach regarding AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. In this podcast, she describes her efforts to combat many of the myths and taboos surrounding STDs and to organize farmworkers and their children in the organization Students Against Drugs and Aids (SADA).
Farmworker Association of Florida, a SPOHP Podcast Series
If you would like learn more on these issues read Fed...2020-11-0505 min
The SPOHP PodcastFWAF EP09 Pernicious PesticidesBetty Dubose worked in the farms of Apopka from childhood until they closed in 1998. In this podcast, she describes the process of working with the other farmworkers and the adverse health effects she has suffered from being inundated with pesticides, including diabetes, back problems, and heart issues.
Farmworker Association of Florida, a SPOHP Podcast Series
If you would like learn more on these issues read Fed Up: The High Costs of Cheap Food by Dale Finley Slongwhite.
Interview conducted and podcasted by Clara Edwards. Intro and Outro by Grace Chun.
...2020-10-1209 min
The SPOHP PodcastFWAF EP08 Memorial QuiltsLinda Lee was born in 1952 and spent the better part of that decade and the next working on the farms of Apopka, Florida. In this podcast, she describes being caked in muck from muckstorms, the lack of drinking water on the job, being crop-dusted with pesticides while working, and a special project in which she creates memorial quilts chronicling the lives of those who have died to pesticide-induced illnesses.
Farmworker Association of Florida, a SPOHP Podcast Series
If you would like learn more on these issues read Fed Up: The High Costs of Cheap...2020-10-0105 min
The SPOHP PodcastFWAF EP07 Florida BobIn this podcast, “Florida Bob” Griffin describes his life as a farmworker from Apopka, Florida. Topics include his blind father, who was nonetheless a successful crew leader, his childhood picking beans to help support his family and purchase school clothes, and his time moving between New York to pick apples and Florida to pick oranges.
Farmworker Association of Florida, a SPOHP Podcast Series
If you would like learn more on these issues read Fed Up: The High Costs of Cheap Food by Dale Finley Slongwhite.
Interview conducted and podcasted by McLane Edwards. Intr...2020-08-2406 min
The SPOHP PodcastFWAF EP06 Barriers and IsolationYesica Ramirez and her family moved to the United States in 2000 with the hopes of earning enough money to build a house to return to in their home town of Michoacán, Mexico. Yesica has been in the states ever since, isolated by language barrier to her job, family, and church. In this podcast, with the help of an interpreter, she describes her life in the United States, including this isolation, which extends even to her own children, as they know English, go to school, and bring back homework with which she cannot help them, as well as the l...2020-08-1006 min
The SPOHP PodcastFWAF EP05 Sacrifices for EducationEarma Peterson was born in Crescent City, Florida in 1930 and had 14 children and over 100 grandchildren. In this podcast, she describes her life working on the farms of Apopka, Florida in order to support her family and tells a little of the history of her grandfather, who was killed for building a school and a church for slaves.
Farmworker Association of Florida, a SPOHP Podcast Series
If you would like learn more on these issues read Fed Up: The High Costs of Cheap Food by Dale Finley Slongwhite.
Interview conducted and podcasted by...2020-07-2006 min
The SPOHP PodcastFWAF EP04 Seeing Stars from Your BedGeraldean Matthew worked as a migrant farmworker throughout the United States before settling in Florida and landing a job as an advocate for farmworkers’ rights. In this podcast, she discusses advocating for better housing, better wages, and healthcare for farmworkers as well as a few of the troubles she has experience in trying to turn legislators’ attentions to farmworkers’ issues.
Farmworker Association of Florida, a SPOHP Podcast Series
Interview conducted and podcasted by Michael Ruckstuhl. Intro and Outro by Grace Chun.
If you would like learn more on these issues read Fed Up: Th...2020-07-1308 min
The SPOHP PodcastFWAF EP03 Pesticides and MuckCarol Johnson grew up in Apopka, Florida and worked in the orange groves and packinghouses from fifth grade through her college graduation. In this podcast, she discusses migrant farm work, the health issues her mother and other farmworkers suffered from prolonged exposure to pesticides, dealing with segregation, and the important role education plays in transcending social and economic status.
Farmworker Association of Florida, a SPOHP Podcast Series
If you would like learn more on these issues read Fed Up: The High Costs of Cheap Food by Dale Finley Slongwhite.
Interview conducted and...2020-06-2910 min
The SPOHP PodcastFWAF EP02 Dark-Thirty to Dark-ThirtyBecause she and other African American children were bussed out of town for high school, Rossie Thomas’s school days ran from “‘dark-thirty’ to ‘dark-thirty’” leaving her to read tattered, hand-me-down textbooks and complete assignments by lamplight at night. In this podcast, Thomas discusses this period in her life as well as other experiences in education in the segregated South.
Farmworker Association of Florida, a SPOHP Podcast Series
If you would like learn more on these issues read Fed Up: The High Costs of Cheap Food by Dale Finley Slongwhite.
Interview conducted and podcasted...2020-06-1507 min
The SPOHP PodcastFWAF EP01 Muck Farms and Orange GrovesJohnnie Mae Byers, born and raised in Apopka, Florida, was pulled out of school after the second grade to help support her family by working the muck farms and orange groves of the area. In this podcast, she discusses the harsh conditions of such work, including the physical strains of climbing, picking and carrying heavy loads, and exposure to both heat and pesticides.
Farmworker Association of Florida, a SPOHP Podcast Series
If you would like learn more on these issues read Fed Up: The High Costs of Cheap Food by Dale Finley Slongwhite.
2020-06-0105 min
The SPOHP PodcastFWAF EP00 Series IntroWelcome to Farmworker Association of Florida, a SPOHP Podcast Series. SPOHP is the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program at the University of Florida. Check out the SPOHP Podcast Intro episode for background info on SPOHP if you are new.
As part of the 2013 summer internship course, students conducted interviews with the Farmworker Association of Florida or FWAF for short. The FWAF is a statewide, grassroots, community-based, non-profit, farmworker membership organization with over 10,000 members. They have a 35 year history of working for social and environmental justice with farmworkers. Their long-standing mission is to build power among farmworker...2020-06-0101 min
The SPOHP PodcastSPOHP Podcast Intro EpisodeWelcome to the SPOHP Podcast presented by the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program at the University of Florida. This episode was made to give a little background info on what you can look forward to from this podcast. Thank you for listening! SPOHP, one community, many voices.
This episode was produced by Grace Chun.
In collaboration with the Farmworkers Association of Florida
If you would like learn more on these issues read Fed Up: The High Costs of Cheap Food by Dale Finley Slongwhite.
Music: The Consulate by Blue...2020-06-0102 min
Podcast Archives - Samuel Proctor Oral History ProgramSafe Spaces: Episode 2 – “Friends with Weapons”http://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/AA/00/05/48/49/00001/Safe%20Spaces%20OHFC.mp3
This episode of the Safe Spaces series focuses on an African American armed defense organization that protected Civil Rights Movement demonstrators in Ocala, Florida in the 1960s. Challenging the misconception that the Civil Rights Movement was based entirely on non-violence, the story of the Ocala Hunting and Fishing Club illustrates the diversity of the Movement and offers an example of the complexity of tactics that various local communities needed to deploy in order to protect the people while they fought for their rights. In understanding current debates o...2017-04-2400 minPodcast Archives - Samuel Proctor Oral History ProgramSafe Spaces: Episode 2 – “Friends with Weapons”http://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/AA/00/05/48/49/00001/Safe%20Spaces%20OHFC.mp3 This episode of the Safe Spaces series focuses on an African American armed defense organization that protected Civil Rights Movement demonstrators in Ocala, Florida in the 1960s. Challenging the misconception that the Civil Rights Movement was based entirely on non-violence, the story of the Ocala Hunting and Fishing Club illustrates the diversity of […]2017-04-2400 minPodcast Archives - Samuel Proctor Oral History ProgramGainesville 8: Episode 3 (Final Cut)http://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/AA/00/05/35/75/00001/Gainesville%208%20Episode%203%20Final.mp3
In this final installment of SPOHP volunteer John Paul Lorie’s three-part podcast on the Gainesville Eight, we hear the story of the federal government’s indictment of the Eight on charges of conspiracy to disrupt the 1972 Republican National Convention. We hear the lawyer for the defendants assess the prosecution’s case, and describe the legal strategy his firm adopted for defending these veterans in court. We also hear direct testimony from members of the Eight including Scott Camil, as well as other VVAW members who were...2017-01-2400 minPodcast Archives - Samuel Proctor Oral History ProgramGainesville 8: Episode 3 (Final Cut)http://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/AA/00/05/35/75/00001/Gainesville%208%20Episode%203%20Final.mp3 In this final installment of SPOHP volunteer John Paul Lorie’s three-part podcast on the Gainesville Eight, we hear the story of the federal government’s indictment of the Eight on charges of conspiracy to disrupt the 1972 Republican National Convention. We hear the lawyer for the defendants assess the prosecution’s case, and describe […]2017-01-2400 minPodcast Archives - Samuel Proctor Oral History ProgramOttoman Greeks of the United States (OGUS): The Acropolis and the Madonna – A Case Study of Refugee Deportation from the United Stateshttp://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/AA/00/05/31/10/00001/The%20Acropolis%20and%20the%20Madonna-%20A%20Case%20Study%20of%20Refugee%20Deportation%20from%20the%20United%20States.mp3
This is our first podcast in the Ottoman Greeks of the United States (1904-1924) podcast series. It tells the story of the S.S. Acropolis, a ship that transferred Armenian and Greek refugees from the city of Smyrna to Ellis Island in the winter of 1922. Modern Syrian refugees are experiencing similar trials and tribulations as the Armenian and Greek refugees from Smyrna. This podcast highlights those similarities. It transports its listeners bac...2017-01-1300 minPodcast Archives - Samuel Proctor Oral History ProgramOttoman Greeks of the United States (OGUS): The Acropolis and the Madonna – A Case Study of Refugee Deportation from the United Stateshttp://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/AA/00/05/31/10/00001/The%20Acropolis%20and%20the%20Madonna-%20A%20Case%20Study%20of%20Refugee%20Deportation%20from%20the%20United%20States.mp3 This is our first podcast in the Ottoman Greeks of the United States (1904-1924) podcast series. It tells the story of the S.S. Acropolis, a ship that transferred Armenian and Greek refugees from the city of Smyrna to Ellis Island in the winter of 1922. Modern Syrian refugees are experiencing similar […]2017-01-1300 minPodcast Archives - Samuel Proctor Oral History ProgramSafe Spaces: Episode 1 – No Place Like Homehttp://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/AA/00/05/30/78/00001/SPOHP%20-%20Safe%20Spaces-%20Episode%201.mp3
This first episode of the Safe Spaces series spring-boards off of the controversial acceptance letter sent out this year to incoming students of the University of Chicago, and it follows a racially charged and abnormally divisive presidential election. It explores what a safe space means to different students and faculty at the University of Florida and what influences them to create those spaces on campus. We will be examining what it took to put institutes such as IBC and La Casita in place as well a...2016-12-2100 minPodcast Archives - Samuel Proctor Oral History ProgramSafe Spaces: Episode 1 – No Place Like Homehttp://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/AA/00/05/30/78/00001/SPOHP%20-%20Safe%20Spaces-%20Episode%201.mp3 This first episode of the Safe Spaces series spring-boards off of the controversial acceptance letter sent out this year to incoming students of the University of Chicago, and it follows a racially charged and abnormally divisive presidential election. It explores what a safe space means to different students and faculty at the University […]2016-12-2100 minPodcast Archives - Samuel Proctor Oral History ProgramGainesville 8: Episode 2
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In this second installment of SPOHP volunteer John Paul Lorie’s three-part podcast on the Gainesville Eight, we hear Scott Camil and other members of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW) describing the founding of the organization and the recruitment of new members. One of the VVAW’s first major actions concluded with a march on the gates of the Capitol in which decorated veterans made short statements into a microphone and then threw their medals over the fence and toward the Capitol building. We also h...2016-12-0100 minPodcast Archives - Samuel Proctor Oral History ProgramGainesville 8: Episode 2 http://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/AA/00/05/29/57/00001/GNV%208%20Episode%202.mp3 In this second installment of SPOHP volunteer John Paul Lorie’s three-part podcast on the Gainesville Eight, we hear Scott Camil and other members of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW) describing the founding of the organization and the recruitment of new members. One of the VVAW’s first major actions concluded with […]2016-12-0100 minPodcast Archives - Samuel Proctor Oral History ProgramGainesville 8: Episode 1
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Just on the heels of Veteran’s Day, SPOHP volunteer John Paul Lorie has assembled a three-part special feature on the Gainesville Eight. Members of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War, the Gainesville Eight were indicted on charges of conspiracy to disrupt the 1972 Republican National Convention in Miami Beach. This first podcast follows one member of the Gainesville Eight, Scott Camil, through his military experiences in Vietnam and then the events that led him to join the VVAW.
2016-11-1700 minPodcast Archives - Samuel Proctor Oral History ProgramGainesville 8: Episode 1 http://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/AA/00/05/28/50/00001/GNV%208%20Episode%201.mp3 Just on the heels of Veteran’s Day, SPOHP volunteer John Paul Lorie has assembled a three-part special feature on the Gainesville Eight. Members of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War, the Gainesville Eight were indicted on charges of conspiracy to disrupt the 1972 Republican National Convention in Miami Beach. This first […]2016-11-1700 minPodcast Archives - Samuel Proctor Oral History ProgramSPOHP Special Feature: The Ongoing Fight for Equal Education in Cleveland, MississippiA highlight of SPOHP’s annual Mississippi Freedom Project research trip this year was the opportunity for staff member Anupa Kotipoyina to interview Edward Duvall, a pastor who has been working with the local community to finally desegregate all schools in Cleveland, Mississippi. Despite a 1969 desegregation order, the Cleveland School District continues, more than forty years later, in a legal battle with the U.S. Department of Justice, recently appealing a May 2016 order to consolidate segregated middle and high schools. In this podcast, Duvall describes the role he and other community members have played in the stand against this is...2016-11-0200 minPodcast Archives - Samuel Proctor Oral History ProgramSPOHP Special Feature: The Ongoing Fight for Equal Education in Cleveland, MississippiA highlight of SPOHP’s annual Mississippi Freedom Project research trip this year was the opportunity for staff member Anupa Kotipoyina to interview Edward Duvall, a pastor who has been working with the local community to finally desegregate all schools in Cleveland, Mississippi. Despite a 1969 desegregation order, the Cleveland School District continues, more than forty […]2016-11-0200 minPodcast Archives - Samuel Proctor Oral History ProgramVoices from the Archives: Putting Food on America’s Table – Part 1http://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/AA/00/04/84/29/00001/SPOHP%20podcast%20Voices%20from%20the%20Archives.mp3 Our first entry of the Voice from the Archives series, “Putting Food on America’s Table,” features interviews with three women who grew up in farmworker families in central Florida. Their stories describe challenging living conditions, harrowing working conditions, and lasting impacts on the health of themselves and their families while, as Ms. Betty Dubose […]2016-09-2200 minPodcast Archives - Samuel Proctor Oral History ProgramVoices from the Archives: Putting Food on America’s Table – Part 1Our first entry of the Voice from the Archives series, “Putting Food on America’s Table,” features interviews with three women who grew up in farmworker families in central Florida. Their stories describe challenging living conditions, harrowing working conditions, and lasting impacts on the health of themselves and their families while, as Ms. Betty Dubose describes it, “putting food on America’s table.” We would like to thank Bensound and Incompetech for the royalty-free music that we were able to use in this podcast.
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2016-09-2200 minPodcast Archives - Samuel Proctor Oral History ProgramTheron Hunter: Big Time on the Brotherhood (IBEW-010)Former IBEW Local 1205 business manager and president Theron Hunter (IBEW-010) describes some of the benefits, economic and social, of being part of the brotherhood. He also reflects on changes in the union, from greater diversity in its membership to the challenges of recent decades. Created by Anupa Kotipyina. http://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/AA/00/03/85/79/00001/IBEW%20010%20Theron%20Hunter%20Podcast.wav2016-01-1900 minPodcast Archives - Samuel Proctor Oral History ProgramTheron Hunter: Big Time on the Brotherhood (IBEW-010)Former IBEW Local 1205 business manager and president Theron Hunter (IBEW-010) describes some of the benefits, economic and social, of being part of the brotherhood. He also reflects on changes in the union, from greater diversity in its membership to the challenges of recent decades. Created by Anupa Kotipyina.
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2016-01-1900 minPodcast Archives - Samuel Proctor Oral History ProgramJudith Davis: The Breakdown of Gender Stereotyping in the IBEW (IBEW-007)As the first woman to join the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers in the entire state of Florida, Judy Davis (IBEW-007) describes her trials and subsequent success as a journeyman/wireman. Created by Richelle Davis. http://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/AA/00/03/85/76/00001/IBEW-007%20Judith%20Davis%20Podcast.mp32016-01-1900 minPodcast Archives - Samuel Proctor Oral History ProgramJudith Davis: The Breakdown of Gender Stereotyping in the IBEW (IBEW-007)As the first woman to join the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers in the entire state of Florida, Judy Davis (IBEW-007) describes her trials and subsequent success as a journeyman/wireman. Created by Richelle Davis.
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2016-01-1900 minPodcast Archives - Samuel Proctor Oral History ProgramWomen Activists Feminists, Medea Benjamin (WAF-024)Activist and founder of grass roots organization Cope Pink, Meada Benjamin (WAF-024) explores the effects of police brutality on community organizing. Topics include: organizing and protesting, police relations, and the importance of citizen movements. Created by Virginia Hamrick. http://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/AA/00/02/92/69/00001/Benjamin%20Podcastfixed.wav2015-05-1100 minPodcast Archives - Samuel Proctor Oral History ProgramWomen Activists Feminists, Medea Benjamin (WAF-024)Activist and founder of grass roots organization Cope Pink, Meada Benjamin (WAF-024) explores the effects of police brutality on community organizing. Topics include: organizing and protesting, police relations, and the importance of citizen movements. Created by Virginia Hamrick.
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2015-05-1100 minPodcast Archives - Samuel Proctor Oral History ProgramCommunity Organizing in America, David Barsamian (COA-025)David Barsamian created Alternative Radio to cover important stories neglected by mainstream media. In this podcast, he explains why he first pursued broadcasting, and how journalism can continue to be a source of social change. Topics include Alternative Radio, broadcasting, Armenian genocide, and using journalism to hold the government accountable. Created by Virginia Hamrick. http://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/AA/00/02/92/68/00001/Barsamian%20Podcastfixed.mp32015-05-1100 minPodcast Archives - Samuel Proctor Oral History ProgramCommunity Organizing in America, David Barsamian (COA-025)David Barsamian created Alternative Radio to cover important stories neglected by mainstream media. In this podcast, he explains why he first pursued broadcasting, and how journalism can continue to be a source of social change. Topics include Alternative Radio, broadcasting, Armenian genocide, and using journalism to hold the government accountable. Created by Virginia Hamrick.
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2015-05-1100 minPodcast Archives - Samuel Proctor Oral History ProgramAddiction History Project, Erika Clarke (ADHP-011)Erika Clarke (ADHP-011) is a recovering addict and current member of Gainesville’s House for Hope sobriety program for women. In this podcast, she talks about her drug-related experiences and how she was able to end her addiction through involvement with the program. Created by Mikey Bennett. http://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/AA/00/03/16/91/00001/ADHP-011%20Erika%20Clarke%20Podcast.mp32015-05-0600 minPodcast Archives - Samuel Proctor Oral History ProgramAddiction History Project, Erika Clarke (ADHP-011)Erika Clarke (ADHP-011) is a recovering addict and current member of Gainesville’s House for Hope sobriety program for women. In this podcast, she talks about her drug-related experiences and how she was able to end her addiction through involvement with the program. Created by Mikey Bennett.
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2015-05-0600 minPodcast Archives - Samuel Proctor Oral History ProgramFlorida Queer History, Fred Pratt (FQH-001)This podcast explores the issues of identity and representation that minorities face with a focus on LGBT life in Florida, specifically the views of Fred Pratt, a man who is a part of both the disabled and gay communities. Podcast edited by Sabrina Mijares. For more information about Fred Pratt, the Florida Queer History collection, and the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program, visit Oral history Program.
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2014-02-1200 minPodcast Archives - Samuel Proctor Oral History ProgramFlorida Queer History, Fred Pratt (FQH-001)This podcast explores the issues of identity and representation that minorities face with a focus on LGBT life in Florida, specifically the views of Fred Pratt, a man who is a part of both the disabled and gay communities. Podcast edited by Sabrina Mijares. For more information about Fred Pratt, the Florida Queer History collection, and the […]2014-02-1200 minPodcast Archives - Samuel Proctor Oral History ProgramAfrican American History Project, Joel Buchanan (FAB-039)Joel Buchanan, a longtime Gainesville resident and noted local historian, reflects on the circumstances and experiences of his high school education, when he participated in public school desegregation by being among one of the first students to integrate Gainesville High School. He graduated from GHS with honors and received bachelor’s and master’s degrees from UF, […]2014-02-1200 minPodcast Archives - Samuel Proctor Oral History ProgramAfrican American History Project, Joel Buchanan (FAB-039)Joel Buchanan, a longtime Gainesville resident and noted local historian, reflects on the circumstances and experiences of his high school education, when he participated in public school desegregation by being among one of the first students to integrate Gainesville High School. He graduated from GHS with honors and received bachelor’s and master’s degrees from UF, later teaching in Alachua County public schools and also working in Smathers Library at the University of Florida. Edited by Chelsea Carnes. For more information about the African American History Project and the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program, visit Oral History Program.
ht...2014-02-1200 minPodcast Archives - Samuel Proctor Oral History ProgramFarmworker Association of Florida, Carol Johnson (FAF-005)For more information about farmworker awareness, the Farmworker Association of Florida, and the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program, visit Oral History Program. http://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/AA/00/01/99/67/00001/FAF%20005%20Carol%20Johnson%20Podcast.mp32014-02-1200 minPodcast Archives - Samuel Proctor Oral History ProgramFarmworker Association of Florida, Carol Johnson (FAF-005)For more information about farmworker awareness, the Farmworker Association of Florida, and the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program, visit Oral History Program.
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2014-02-1200 minPodcast Archives - Samuel Proctor Oral History ProgramFarmworker Association of Florida, Marie Francois (FAF-015)For 30 years, Haitian immigrant Marie Francois committed her life’s work on HIV/AIDS and community health in Florida to answering the question, “How can we combat ignorance with education?”
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2014-02-1200 minPodcast Archives - Samuel Proctor Oral History ProgramFarmworker Association of Florida, Marie Francois (FAF-015)For 30 years, Haitian immigrant Marie Francois committed her life’s work on HIV/AIDS and community health in Florida to answering the question, “How can we combat ignorance with education?” http://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/AA/00/01/99/69/00001/FAF%20015%20Marie%20Francois%20Podcast.mp32014-02-1200 minPodcast Archives - Samuel Proctor Oral History ProgramVietnam War Veterans, Mary Bahr (VWV-048)Mary Bahr, a veteran of the Vietnam War, recounts the work of her in-country service as an Intelligence Officer, including challenging sexism in her ranks and living in a devastated conflict zone.
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2014-02-1200 minPodcast Archives - Samuel Proctor Oral History ProgramVietnam War Veterans, Mary Bahr (VWV-048)Mary Bahr, a veteran of the Vietnam War, recounts the work of her in-country service as an Intelligence Officer, including challenging sexism in her ranks and living in a devastated conflict zone. http://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/AA/00/01/99/72/00001/VWV-048%20Mary%20Bahr%20Podcast.mp32014-02-1200 minPodcast Archives - Samuel Proctor Oral History ProgramConfederate Veterans Collection, Sarah Carrol (CONVET-003)Sarah Carrol, one of the last Confederate veteran widows, connects the realities of post-war life and pensions for veteran families to the complex politics of the South’s “Lost Cause.” http://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/AA/00/01/99/70/00001/CONVET-003%20Sarah%20Carrol%20Podcast.mp32013-12-1600 minPodcast Archives - Samuel Proctor Oral History ProgramConfederate Veterans Collection, Sarah Carrol (CONVET-003)Sarah Carrol, one of the last Confederate veteran widows, connects the realities of post-war life and pensions for veteran families to the complex politics of the South’s “Lost Cause.”
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