Dr. Elizabeth Aranda (USF) discusses the current political climate engulfing im/migrants’ lives, challenging their rights to work, to obtain health care, to travel, to worship in community, and to carry […]
Dr. Philip Levy (USF) explores a little known and rarely discussed bit of 1920s congressional legislation, which is at the core of what so many decry as dysfunction in American governance. This talk looks at that law and ways to change it. Presented alongside the Smithsonian's "Voices and Votes: Democracy in America," an interactive exhibition […]
Dr. Kimberly Voss (University of Central Florida) examines the relatively unknown stories of six important women who laid the foundation for improving women’s equality in the U.S. Largely working behind the scenes, they made a significant impact. They include two female political operatives who worked behind the scenes along with several female journalists who also […]
After the Civil War, Florida's leaders enacted new schemes to prevent black families from exercising their right to vote. Through the law and acts of domestic terror, Black Floridians witnessed the undoing of the promise of emancipation. Dr. David Ponton (USF) explores what historical and contemporary exploration of racial power in Florida and beyond can […]
The Smithsonian’s "Voices and Votes: Democracy in America" is an immersive and thought-provoking exploration of the evolution of democracy in the United States, relevant to people of all ages. The Museum was selected by Florida Humanities to host the exhibition as part of the Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street project. Through photographs, objects, film, audio […]
