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EPISODE · Nov 20, 2023 · 32 MIN

The Year Without Citrus

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1977 was a bad year for citrus. It snowed in Miami, and by spring, a nationwide boycott equated Florida oranges with bigotry. How could the industry survive? And how did the Great Freeze lead them to this moment? Pick up your copy of FLORIDA! right here! Listen to our previous episodes about Anita Bryant right here! Orange Bird Florida's Don't Say Gay Bill Listen to our episode about The Great Freeze right here! I do not own the rights to the Anita Bryant clip used in the episode. You can watch the whole video right here. Unless otherwise stated, all music used in this episode is originally composed.

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