Underground Railroad Oral History Project: The Network to Freedom

The Saltwater Underground Railroad

In this episode of the SPOHPcast, Underground Railroad Oral History Project Coordinator Donovan Carter returns to showcase the Saltwater Underground Railroad, or the Southward route to freedom through Florida and into the Caribbean.  Highlighted interviews include URP 013 Tina Dunkley: https://youtu.be/CW5F-Ba47KY?si=yJug0gLmqdUb_vNB [https://youtu.be/CW5F-Ba47KY?si=yJug0gLmqdUb_vNB]    URP 026 Wilton Russell(original song heard during Vanessa’s section!): https://youtu.be/pZHiZl9OwyI?si=tmwoE23Jbs2md0Nj [https://youtu.be/pZHiZl9OwyI?si=tmwoE23Jbs2md0Nj]   URP 028 Jason Brown:https://youtu.be/vhgKyvrrCCw?si=END1Jejq6So8k1uU [https://youtu.be/vhgKyvrrCCw?si=END1Jejq6So8k1uU]   URP 029 Daphney Towns: https://youtu.be/FsYOVPGnaOA?si=A8P46bAjT3HsLU6X [https://youtu.be/FsYOVPGnaOA?si=A8P46bAjT3HsLU6X]  Be sure to check out Ms. Dunkley’s work in the article from The Art Section: https://www.theartsection.com/tina-dunkley [https://www.theartsection.com/tina-dunkley]  Playlist of all the Underground Railroad Oral History Interviews: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzMFflzfI0ER_gOQtDik7WMa6jQGAJRqC&si=yz-d7JgC7y7qzYmx [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzMFflzfI0ER_gOQtDik7WMa6jQGAJRqC&si=yz-d7JgC7y7qzYmx]

Underground Railroad Oral History Project: The Network to Freedom

In this episode of the SPOHPcast, Donovan Carter and Lauren Manso share their thoughts on two interviews from the Underground Railroad Oral History Project. Donovan and Lauren share excerpts from interviews with narrators Bob Seeley and Kimberly Simmons. The Full Interviews for Bob Seeley: Initial Interview https://youtu.be/8L1GxnviBJg?si=yjjP0tve1axz2hAB [https://youtu.be/8L1GxnviBJg?si=Hd1xZoWB6qCBp6J8] Full Interview with Kimberly Simmons https://youtu.be/ynyUP14WKEI?si=8Cv1N-CljYgZmqZp [https://youtu.be/ynyUP14WKEI?si=8Cv1N-CljYgZmqZp] Complete Underground Railroad Interview Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzMFflzfI0ER_gOQtDik7WMa6jQGAJRqC&si=_r5GuRAHFZ7-bZ7C [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzMFflzfI0ER_gOQtDik7WMa6jQGAJRqC&si=_r5GuRAHFZ7-bZ7C]

Sitting down with Adreanne Martinez- UF’s legacy of slavery and sinking BIPOC enrollment

On episode two of the Challenging Racism SPOHPcast, we talk with Adreanne Martinez about UF’s legacy of slavery, indigenous land dispossession, and incarcerated labor. Adreanne is a proud double Gator and a vehement student activist. On this episode we talk about the activism that led to an official report into African American and Native American history at the University of Florida which she co-authored. Listen while we talk with her about what that report and her experience in helping to write it. We also discuss how minority student enrollment and alumni engagement are affected by not acknowledging this legacy of racism. UF’s Anti-Racism webpage: Anti-Racism - University of Florida (ufl.edu) [https://antiracism.ufl.edu/] Report of the Presidential Task Force on African American and Native American History and the University of Florida: Task_Force_Report_FINAL_3_622.pdf (ufl.edu) [https://antiracism.ufl.edu/media/antiracismufledu/Task_Force_Report_FINAL_3_622.pdf]

Challenging Racism at UF

This episode will examine how the University of Florida has challenged racism. The goal of this podcast series is to bring awareness to UF’s History and shine a light on the legacy of exclusion and racism on and around UF campus. This episode discusses the hatred of the Ku Klux Klan and the kidnapping and mutilation of Catholic priest Father John Connelly, and lastly, the Florida vs Boston College Football Game, where star running-back Lou Montgomery was forcefully benched. It is our hope that this podcast series will help amplify the often-ignored stories of minority communities at UF, in Florida, and across the nation. Show Notes: * Producers: Donovan Carter, Krystin Anderson, Sophia de la Cruz, Adolfho Romero, Montray Love Credits: * Thanks to SPOHP * Music: Convex Crea-Butter Stone (https://app.sessions.blue) Links/Additional Resources: * Episode Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1v4uaESIirRP2AuYfb6ld5-xG82D57yDrkPkhI8GLqnc/edit?usp=sharing [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n5Cuo5fi_WpAH9v5ZN59xJLyKK7-7P16aF1kB550oyE/edit?usp=sharing] * SPOHP Website: https://oral.history.ufl.edu/ [https://oral.history.ufl.edu/] * YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/SPOHP111 [https://www.youtube.com/user/SPOHP111] * JBA Collection: https://ufdc.ufl.edu/ohfb [https://ufdc.ufl.edu/ohfb] and https://oral.history.ufl.edu/projects/aahp/ [https://oral.history.ufl.edu/projects/aahp/] * Anti-Racist Resources: https://oral.history.ufl.edu/research/anti-racist-resources/ [https://oral.history.ufl.edu/research/anti-racist-resources/] For any additional questions, contact the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program at: SPOHP@CLAS.UFL.EDU

FWAF EP13s1 Marvelous Rodgers: Migrant Child

Marvelous 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 [https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.goodreads.com_book_show_18406871-2Dfed-2Dup&d=DwMFaQ&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=4UQp-mR8fGMsEXS1f_97bL9unhcYwxfUcqKhfq2aqOU&m=bVzNlXnYi4q7I11LMIo_YZNVYpgU8y1dc74s7a80Lis&s=uaYDm7nEslgK-JlUPmhSK_uD5ERq30S60Q5K2EvDdXQ&e=]. Interview conducted and podcasted by Brittany Hibbert. Intro and Outro by Grace Chun. https://floridafarmworkers.org/  [https://floridafarmworkers.org/] Music: "Bus at Dawn by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue [http://www.sessions.blue/]). Farmworker Association of Florida Collection at University of Florida Samuel Proctor Oral History Program FAF 018 Marvelous Rodgers. Ways to connect with us at SPOHP: instagram.com/spohp [https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/instagram.com/spohp]; twitter.com/spohp [https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/twitter.com/spohp]; youtube.com/spohp111 [https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/youtube.com/spohp111]; facebook.com/oralhistoryprogram [https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/facebook.com/oralhistoryprogram]; phone #: (352) 392-7168; email: spohpatuf@gmail.com [spohpatuf@gmail.com]; website: oral.history.ufl.edu [https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/oral.history.ufl.edu]