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History Chat is a one hour program in which a lecturer speaks about a topic in local or national history followed by an audience Q&A session.
Program Description: Stetson Kennedy was a Florida writer, folklorist and activist who made his home in Fruit Cove, South of Mandarin, at Beluthahatchee. The place was designated a wildlife sanctuary when he moved there and is now a historical site. As one of the pioneer folklore collectors during the first half of the 20th century, he is remembered for having infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan. His books include Palmetto Country, Southern Exposure, Jim Crow Guide, and The Klan Unmasked.
Tim Gilmore is the author of The Wilderness and Willie Browne (2024) and 23 other books, including The Mad Atlas of Virginia King and Devil in the Baptist Church: Bob Gray’s Unholy Trinity. He’s the creator of jaxpsychogeo.com, a 12-year project (so far) that tells more than 800 “true story portraits” of his hometown. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Florida and teaches writing at Florida State College at Jacksonville, where four of his plays have been staged. He writes regularly at timgilmore.substack.com. He writes about the haunted South and how the South haunts America.
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