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Florida Talks: Black Florida & Voices of Change Webinar Series-Strange Fruit in Florida

April 8, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am

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Florida’s painful history of racial violence highlighted by civil rights activist Harry T. Moore’s fight against lynching and the Ku Klux Klan that led to his death in a bombing of his home. “Strange Fruit” refers to a song made famous by Billie Holiday about the lynching of African Americans in the South.


This event is funded through a Florida Humanities Florida Talks Grant, in partnership with the Virginia Key Beach Park Trust.

Event Details

Event Date/time:

April 8, 2021 @ 10:00 am -
April 8, 2021 @ 11:30 am

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Presenter Information:
Dr. Tameka Hobbs, Scholar
Event Fee:
Free
Event Type:
Virtual/Online
Event Registration Link:
Click here to register

Event Contact:

Kechi Okpala
Phone:
(305) 960-4600
Email:
kokpala-c@miamigov.com

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