Episode 117: Lynching in Florida

Florida's history of racial violence is examined in this episode. Our guest is Tameka Hobbs, Executive Director of the A. Philip Randolph Institute at Edward Waters University. She authored the book "Democracy Abroad, Lynching at Home: Racial Violence in Florida" and lectures on this topic through the Florida Humanities. Among the numerous critical discussion points you may want more information on are redlining, Harry T. Moore, the Ocoee Massacre and the Equal Justice Initiative. For a full list of publications by Dr. Hobbs, visit https://tamekabradleyhobbs.com/.To learn more about the A. Philip Randolph Institute at Edward Waters University, visit https://www.ew.edu/apri/.You can follow Dr. Hobbs on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/tameka-bradley-hobbs-7064395.Follow Dr. Hobbs on social media: @dr.tamekahobbs on Instagram, Dr. Tameka Bradley Hobbs on Facebook, and @tamekahobbs on Twitter.To learn more about the South Florida People of Color, please visit https://southfloridapoc.org/.Dr. Hobbs can be reached by email at [email protected] for questions regarding today’s discussion or for inquiries about booking."Welcome to Florida" is presented by Visit Sarasota and Windstorm Products.