We are proud to have many of our authors included in the 2022-2023 Florida Humanities Speakers Bureau and Florida Talks program. If you are a Florida nonprofit organization, don’t miss this opportunity to host engaging speakers for presentations on a wide variety of topics related to the history and culture of our state. Visit the Florida Humanities website to view the full program directory and to learn how to book speakers through the program.
John Capouya
Florida Soul: From Ray Charles to KC and the Sunshine Band
Programs offered:
Respect: Soul Music and the Civil Rights Movement
Jim Clark
Red Pepper and Gorgeous George: Claude Pepper’s Epic Defeat in the 1950 Democratic Primary
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Tameka Hobbs
Democracy Abroad, Lynching at Home: Racial Violence in Florida
Programs offered:
Strange Fruit in Florida: Racial Violence in the Sunshine State
Steve Noll
Writing for the Public Good: Essays from David R. Colburn and Senator Bob Graham
Ditch of Dreams: The Cross Florida Barge Canal and the Struggle for Florida’s Future
Programs offered:
Ditch of Dreams: The Cross Florida Barge Canal
Florida and Water: A Historical Perspective
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: Florida’s Transportation History
Gary Mormino
Dreams in the New Century: Instant Cities, Shattered Hopes, and Florida’s Turning Point
Programs offered:
Florida’s Turbulent Decade, 2000-2010
Craig Pittman
The State You’re In: Florida Men, Florida Women, and Other Wildlife
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Oh, Florida!: How America’s Weirdest State Influences the Rest of the Country
Cat Tale: The Wild, Weird Battle to Save the Florida Panther
The State You’re In: Florida Men, Florida Women, and Other Wildlife
David Powell
Ninety Miles and a Lifetime Away: Memories of Early Cuban Exiles
Programs offered:
Early Cuban Exiles: Memories of Loss, Struggle, and Rebirth
Lu Vickers
Weeki Wachee Mermaids: Thirty Years of Underwater Photography
Remembering Paradise Park: Tourism and Segregation at Silver Springs
Programs offered:
Weeki Wachee, City of Mermaids
Visit the Florida Humanities website for the full program directory and for information on how to book speakers through the Florida Talks program.
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