Vincent Adejumo
Professional Biography:
Dr. Vincent Edward Oluwole Adjuemo is currently a Senior Lecturer of African American Studies and affiliate Senior Lecturer of Political Science at the University of Florida. Dr. Adejumo was selected as the Professor of the Year by the UF Black Student Union for the 2015-16 school year and as the Professor and Advisor of the Year by the UF College of Liberal Arts and Sciences for the 2017-18 school year.
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Current Programs:
Black Nationalism in Florida
Black Nationalism as conceptualized by Amos Wilson is a mass or people’s movement. The movement seeks to encompass the Black masses and involve them intimately in their own liberation from oppression and in the determination of their own political, economic, and social destiny. This presentation provides a critical analysis of Black Nationalism as well as highlight various people’s movements in Florida
Program Length: 40 Minutes
In-person Requirements: Projector
Digital Presentation Available: Yes
The Destruction of Rosewood
The city of Rosewood was settled in 1845 and became an all-black town by the turn of the twentieth century. However, during the first week of January in 1923, the city burned to the ground in an act of domestic terrorism. This presentation critically analyzes Rosewood and other majority Black cities in Florida.
Program Length: 40 Minutes
In-person Requirements: Projector
Digital Presentation Available: Yes
The Ocoee Florida Massacre /strong>
Ocoee is a small town in west Orange county first settled in the 1850s. On November 2, 1920, July Perry and Mose Norman, both of whom were Black, attempted to vote at the local polling stations. However, the Klu Klux Klan attacked and killed multiple Black citizens of the town. This presentation investigates the political and racial circumstances around the massacre and how it applies to Ocoee today.
Program Length: 40 Minutes
In-person Requirements: Projector
Digital Presentation Available: Yes
