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Big News: We’re On the Air!

Beginning Thursday, March 16th, the SPOHP Radio Hour hits the airwaves DAILY at 8:00 a.m. on WUBA 88.1 FM. Drawing from the 7,500+ interviews in the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program archive at the University of Florida, the SPOHP Radio Hour will air daily at 8 am on WUBA 88.1 FM with fascinating stories on people from all walks […]

Public Screening of “Gator Tales”

The Samuel Proctor Oral History Program in conjunction with Gainesville Community Redevelopment Agency will host a free film screening (PDF) of “Gator Tales,” the award-winning theatrical performance which highlights the experiences of the first generation of African American students at the University of Florida. The screening will be Friday, February 17, 2017 at Bo Diddley Plaza […]

Gainesville 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 […]

Safe Spaces: Episode 1 – No Place Like Home

http://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 […]

Fall 2016 Internship Class Podcasts: Sport at the University of Florida

With the help of coordinators Johanna Mellis and Raja Rahim, the Fall 2016 interns produced podcasts about sport history at the University of Florida. University of Florida Digital Collections Archive To date, 90+ oral history podcasts are available on the University of Florida’s Digital Collections website, including final projects for internship classes, as well as the Summer 2013 […]

Gainesville 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 […]

Gainesville 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 […]