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03/13/2025 07:00:00 PM03/13/2025 09:00:00 PMAmerica/New_YorkDr. J. Michael Butler: State, Local and National Campaigns: The Civil Rights Movement in Florida
State, Local and National Campaigns: The Civil Rights Movement in Florida
Dr. Michael Butler emphasizes the importance of the civil rights movement in Florida. Like other states, Florida has a complex civil rights history. Understanding this legacy is crucial to understanding contemporary race relations in America as a whole.
Each ticket includes a free meal (vegetarian and gluten-free options available).
Meal service begins at 6:00 p.m.
Speaker presentation begins at 7:00 p.m.
Venetian Center 1 Dozier Circle Leesburg, Florida 34748
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State, Local and National Campaigns: The Civil Rights Movement in Florida
Dr. Michael Butler emphasizes the importance of the civil rights movement in Florida. Like other states, Florida has a complex civil rights history. Understanding this legacy is crucial to understanding contemporary race relations in America as a whole.
Each ticket includes a free meal (vegetarian and gluten-free options available).
Meal service begins at 6:00 p.m.
Speaker presentation begins at 7:00 p.m.
About This Event
State, Local and National Campaigns: The Civil Rights Movement in Florida
Dr. Michael Butler emphasizes the importance of the civil rights movement in Florida. Like other states, Florida has a complex civil rights history. Understanding this legacy is crucial to understanding contemporary race relations in America as a whole.
Each ticket includes a free meal (vegetarian and gluten-free options available).
Meal service begins at 6:00 p.m.
Speaker presentation begins at 7:00 p.m.
About the Speaker
Dr. J. Michael Butler has written more than 50 essays, book reviews, and encyclopedia entries for various academic journals such as the "Journal of Southern History," the "Florida Historical Quarterly," and "Southern Cultures." His latest book, "Beyond Integration: The Black Freedom Struggle in Escambia County, Florida, 1960-1980," was published by the University of North Carolina Press in 2016 and won a 2017 Florida Book Award in nonfiction. In 2018, he was named a Kenan Distinguished Professor of History at Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida, where he has taught since 2008.
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Venetian Center
1 Dozier Circle
Leesburg, Florida 34748
United States
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03/13/2025 07:00:00 PM03/13/2025 09:00:00 PMAmerica/New_YorkDr. J. Michael Butler: State, Local and National Campaigns: The Civil Rights Movement in Florida
State, Local and National Campaigns: The Civil Rights Movement in Florida
Dr. Michael Butler emphasizes the importance of the civil rights movement in Florida. Like other states, Florida has a complex civil rights history. Understanding this legacy is crucial to understanding contemporary race relations in America as a whole.
Each ticket includes a free meal (vegetarian and gluten-free options available).
Meal service begins at 6:00 p.m.
Speaker presentation begins at 7:00 p.m.
Venetian Center 1 Dozier Circle Leesburg, Florida 34748
