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Reubin
O'Donovan Askew
"I do not agree with
your feelings about busing, but I must tell you I have great admiration
for you, not only for for the courage it takes to maintain your position,
but for the forthright, understandable way in which you discussed it."
- Barry
Goldwater
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History
Brief
summary of Reubin O' Donovan Askew's political career.
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Documents
Speech and letters regarding busing to end segregation. |
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Photos
Photographs of Askew. |
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Lesson
Plans
For Grades 9-12. Meets Sunshine State Standards for Social
Studies (SS.A.5.4). |
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The thirty-seventh
Governor of Florida, served from 1971 to 1979. He took the controversial
stand of supporting busing to end school segregation.
The documents
presented here highlight the support for and opposition to desegregation
in the schools. These
documents include:
- Governor's
Askew's speech on busing.
- Letters
supporting and opposing busing from politicians and citizens of Florida.
Collection
Description
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NOTEWORTHY ON FLORIDA MEMORY |
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Conjunto Aventura
Norteño, sometimes also called Norteña or Conjunto, literally translates to the word “northern,” referring to the region of northern Mexico and present day southern Texas where the musical style originated. |
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Resources for the 2010 Florida History Fair
This is a list of resources available online from the State Library and Archives of Florida relating to the suggested Florida History Fair topics. |
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See the "Common Ground" slideshow!
This presentation is part of “Common Ground,” a global event consisting of museums, galleries, and archives worldwide showing the same slideshow of photographs in public spaces on the same weekend (October 2-3, 2009). |
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