Events Calendar
In local communities across Florida, humanities-rich programming is making a lasting impact in the hearts and minds of Sunshine State residents and visitors alike. Florida Humanities is proud to partner with local community champions to bring you high-quality public programming through Community Project Grants, Florida Talks, Museum on Main Street, and more.
Alert: Some events may be canceled or postponed. We work to ensure that our events calendar remains accurate. We strongly urge you to call the event contact for any program you are interested in to confirm that the event is still planned.
Arthur Ashe: Athlete and Activist, with Ray Arsenault
Sulphur Springs Museum and Heritage Center 1101 E. River Cove St., Tampa, FL, United StatesJoin Prof. Raymond Arsenault as he explores the life and times of tennis star Arthur Ashe, a pioneering athlete who, after breaking the color barrier, went on to become an influential civil rights activist and public intellectual. Arsenault draw from his best-selling book, "Arthur Ashe: A Life," named one of the 100 Notable Books of 2018 by the New York Times. Presented alongside the Smithsonian Exhibition, "Hometown Teams: How Sports
I’m an American: How Jim Crow Laws Affected the Hispanic Community
Sulphur Springs Museum and Heritage Center 1101 E. River Cove St., Tampa, FL, United StatesThis program examins how Jim Crow laws affected the Hispanic community, featuring a Latina's painful teenage memories about discrimination during World War II and how she voiced her rights as an American citizen. Rebecca Dominguez-Karimi is an oral historian, founder of The Treasures From Aztlan, writer, and speaker. She is also an adjunct professor of English and produces podcasts and radio programs. An oral historian since 2005, her Treasures From
The Destruction of Rosewood
Sulphur Springs Museum and Heritage Center 1101 E. River Cove St., Tampa, FL, United StatesA critical analysis of Rosewood, a predominantly black community destroyed in 1923 during a racially motivated attack, and other majority-black cities in Florida within the context of group economics and how that tradition among African Americans was destroyed. Dr. Vincent Adejumo is currently a fulltime lecturer in the African American Studies program at UF teaching Intro to African American Studies, The Wire, Mentoring At-Risk Youth, Black Wall Street, and Black
Cancelled! Florida’s Female Pioneers
Sulphur Springs Museum and Heritage Center 1101 E. River Cove St., Tampa, FL, United StatesExamining some of the women who have shaped Florida, including Dr. Esther Hill Hawks, a physician who ran the first racially integrated free school in Florida; Harriet Beecher Stowe, famous for writing Uncle Tom's Cabin who kick-started Florida's tourism industry with her 1873 book, Palmetto Leaves; and May Mann Jennings, a suffragist and conservationist who helped establish Royal Palm State Park, which formed the nucleus of Everglades National Park. Peggy
