In Memoriam: Dr. William Loren Katz
Dr. William Loren Katz was the author of Black Indians: A Hidden Heritage and 40 other books on African American history. His books have won awards and his research, writing, […]
Laura Dixie: Remembering a ‘Mother of the Movement’
Laura Mae Dixie, known as “the Mother of the Movement in Tallahassee, Florida,” passed away last month at the age of 92. Her life is a testament to the oft-forgotten […]
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Our Year-End Journal is Available Now
Dear Friends of the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program, As you will read in this exciting end-of- year progress report, SPOHP has reached more students, scholars, and members of the […]
50th Anniversary of the Attack on the USS Liberty
On June 8th, 1967, Israeli warplanes and torpedo boats launched a ferocious two-hour attack on and attempted to sink the USS Liberty as she sailed under a U.S. Flag in […]
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A Tribute to Frank Towers
The Samuel Proctor Oral History Program had the privilege of getting to know Frank Towers as one of our narrators in our valuable Veterans History Project. Over the years we […]
Celebrating the Life of Margaret Block, Civil Rights Activist and Inspiring Mississippi Freedom Teacher
Ms. Margaret Block, lifelong civil rights activist, teacher, and friend, passed away in June 2015. Her efforts to organize, agitate, and educate for social justice inspired men and women across the country […]
Remembering Janos Zsigmond Shoemyen
Janos Zsigmond Shoemyen, 93, died December 7, 2014, at his home in Alachua, FL. Shoemyen was a noted writer, nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction. He worked in the publications department of […]
Civil rights icon the Rev. T.A. Wright dies at 94
Local civil rights leader Reverend Thomas A. Wright died Tuesday. He was 94. Reverend Wright was the pastor of Mount Carmel Baptist Church in Gainesville. Read more from The Gainesville […]
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Remembering Dr. Hernán Vera, Professor Emeritus of Sociology
A native of Chile, Dr. Hernán Vera, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, passed away last week. He was a prolific scholar in research spanning a range of topics, including race and ethnic […]
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Remembering Dr. Seymour S. Block, UF Chemical Engineering
Dr. Block’s life and work at the University of Florida is remembered in the Gainesville Sun. His oral histories at SPOHP archives are in GHS 062 (1971) and UF 346 (2014).
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