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On episode two of the Challenging Racism SPOHPcast, we talk with Adreanne Martinez about UF’s legacy of slavery, indigenous land dispossession, and incarcerated labor. Adreanne is a proud double Gator and a vehement student activist. On this episode we talk about the activism that led to an official report into African American and Native American history at the University of Florida which she co-authored. Listen while we talk with her about what that report and her experience in helping to write it. We also discuss how minority student enrollment and alumni engagement are affected by not acknowledging this legacy of racism.

UF’s Anti-Racism webpage: Anti-Racism - University of Florida (ufl.edu)

Report of the Presidential Task Force on African American and Native American History and the University of Florida: Task_Force_Report_FINAL_3_622.pdf (ufl.edu)

This episode will examine how the University of Florida has challenged racism. The goal of this podcast series is to bring awareness to UF’s History and shine a light on the legacy of exclusion and racism on and around UF campus. This episode discusses the hatred of the Ku Klux Klan and the kidnapping and mutilation of Catholic priest Father John Connelly, and lastly, the Florida vs Boston College Football Game, where star running-back Lou Montgomery was forcefully benched. It is our hope that this podcast series will help amplify the often-ignored stories of minority communities at UF, in Florida, and across the nation.

Show Notes:


Producers: Donovan Carter, Krystin Anderson, Sophia de la Cruz, Adolfho Romero, Montray Love

Credits:


Thanks to SPOHP
Music: Convex Crea-Butter Stone (https://app.sessions.blue)

Links/Additional Resources:


Episode Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1v4uaESIirRP2AuYfb6ld5-xG82D57yDrkPkhI8GLqnc/edit?usp=sharing
SPOHP Website: https://oral.history.ufl.edu/
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/SPOHP111
JBA Collection: https://ufdc.ufl.edu/ohfb and https://oral.history.ufl.edu/projects/aahp/
Anti-Racist Resources: https://oral.history.ufl.edu/research/anti-racist-resources/

For any additional questions, contact the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program at: SPOHP@CLAS.UFL.EDU

Marvelous Rodgers grew up in Winter Garden, Florida. In this podcast, she describes the pressure her father, a fruit contractor, was under to clear the fields, the help she provided her father in his work, and the distaste for oranges a life of smelling them constantly might produce. 

Farmworker Association of Florida, a SPOHP Podcast Series

If you would like learn more on these issues read Fed Up: The High Costs of Cheap Food by Dale Finley Slongwhite.

Interview conducted and podcasted by Brittany Hibbert. Intro and Outro by Grace Chun.

https://floridafarmworkers.org/ 

Music: "Bus at Dawn by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue).

Farmworker Association of Florida Collection at University of Florida Samuel Proctor Oral History Program FAF 018 Marvelous Rodgers.

Ways to connect with us at SPOHP: instagram.com/spohp; twitter.com/spohp; youtube.com/spohp111; facebook.com/oralhistoryprogram; phone #: (352) 392-7168; email: spohpatuf@gmail.com; website: oral.history.ufl.edu

In this episode, we will be discussing final thoughts and hopes for the future of race relations at the University of Florida, focusing on Black voices on campus. Thank you for joining us on this racial justice journey through the Joel Buchanan Archives (JBA collection)!

Show Notes:


Producers: Jessica Alvarez and Alana Gomez, alanagomez@ufl.edu

Credits:


Thanks to SPOHP and the people interviewed!
Music: Moments by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Links/Additional Resources:


Episode Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eY3H_z6FdbiBJXk8RqGZjaL-G8Cok5AuY0MTodcZp-k/edit?usp=sharing
SPOHP Website: https://oral.history.ufl.edu/
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/SPOHP111
JBA Collection: https://ufdc.ufl.edu/ohfb and https://oral.history.ufl.edu/projects/aahp/
Anti-Racist Resources: https://antiracism.ufl.edu/ and https://oral.history.ufl.edu/research/anti-racist-resources/

In this stand-alone episode, we introduce the Machen Florida Opportunity Scholars (MFOS) Program and discuss the issues of inequity within higher education. You will hear from first-generation students who have participated in this program at UF as they discuss how MFOS has impacted them and their families' lives. Stay tuned for the upcoming SPOHP documentary sharing more of the inspiring stories from this program!

Show Notes:


Producers: Jessica Alvarez and Alana Gomez, alanagomez@ufl.edu

Credits:


Thanks to SPOHP, MFOS, and the people interviewed!
Music: Bright Ideas by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Links/Additional Resources:


Episode Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M-008kO0K21ixW1jdEmLWuQe_O5BMaDEtmKSl6gzSxE/edit?usp=sharing
SPOHP Website: https://oral.history.ufl.edu/
Social Media Links: https://www.facebook.com/OralHistoryProgram, https://twitter.com/SPOHP, and https://www.instagram.com/spohp/
Learn More: https://www.sfa.ufl.edu/mfos/ and https://opportunity.ufl.edu/

In this episode, we will be discussing the current context of racism at the University of Florida, focusing on the new initiatives aimed at addressing and amending these issues.

Show Notes:


Producers: Jessica Alvarez and Alana Gomez, alanagomez@ufl.edu

Credits:


Thanks to SPOHP and the people interviewed!
Music: Moments by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Links/Additional Resources:


Episode Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tLxt54YDq8BtA2myPdJ4WY3tZphzGzkKa8s_j9MUCZg/edit?usp=sharing
SPOHP Website: https://oral.history.ufl.edu/
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/SPOHP111
JBA Collection: https://ufdc.ufl.edu/ohfb and https://oral.history.ufl.edu/projects/aahp/
Anti-Racist Resources: https://antiracism.ufl.edu/ and https://oral.history.ufl.edu/research/anti-racist-resources/
Further Learning Resources: https://www.uff.ufl.edu/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/goal-setting-brochure-2016.pdf, https://www.alligator.org/article/2021/02/is-uf-doing-enough-for-its-black-students, and http://statements.ufl.edu/statements/2020/june/another-step-toward-positive-change-against-racism.html