| A Great Floridian | A Great Floridian | | African American history
Civil rights
Demonstrations
Florida-History-20th century
Governors-Florida
Politicians
Politics | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/v140.jpg |
A Great Floridian
- Date
- 1981
- Description
- This film provides a history of Gov. LeRoy Collins, from birth to 1981. The introduction is by Burt Reynolds and there are tributes by others throughout the film. It covers civil rights in the South and Gov. Collins' role. It has good footage of the Collins family, the Selma demonstrations, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Collins' home on Dog Island.
- Collection
| BOMBING DEMONSTRATION | BOMBING DEMONSTRATION | | Airplanes
Bombers
Demonstrations | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
BOMBING DEMONSTRATION
- Date
- 1950
- Description
- Civilians and uniformed men are seen on a grandstand. A military band playing near the grandstand is shown. Viewers see a podium and three silver bombs or fuel pods on display nearby. There are more shots of men in the grandstand and then a brief shot of a Twin-Engine Beech flying over. A military man speaks at the podium and then there are several explosions in a field, followed by smoke from the explosions blowing across the ground. This was found in the middle of roll BA013.
- Collection
| Civil Disturbance | Civil Disturbance | | African Americans
Demonstrations
Fires
Police officers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/AA127.jpg |
Civil Disturbance
- Date
- 1967
- Description
- This film shows footage of riots that occurred in West Palm Beach and Riviera Beach on July 30, 1967. The riots stemmed from an altercation between two African-American men and local police attempting to make an arrest at the Blue Heron Bar. The police eventually arrested 45 in connection with the fires started during the riots, which caused an estimated $350,000 in damage to the Mullins Lumber Yard.
- Collection
| CIVIL RIGHTS | CIVIL RIGHTS | | Activists
African American
Black power
Civil rights
Demonstrations | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
CIVIL RIGHTS
- Date
- 1960 (circa)
- Description
- This film begins with reporters being led out of the Governor's Mansion. It then switches to a rally of African-Americans on the steps of the Capitol. It shows the crowd chanting and displaying signs for "Black Power," then shifts back to reporters. The sound is garbled.
- Collection
| Democrats and Republicans in Convention | Democrats and Republicans in Convention | | Demonstrations
Political conventions--Florida--Miami--1960-1970 | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/inconvention.jpg |
Democrats and Republicans in Convention
- Date
- 1972
- Description
- This film shows activities in Miami Beach during the Republican and Democratic conventions of 1972. It showcases the Miami Beach Convention Center with footage of a circus, industry shows and ice shows. Viewers also see demonstrators; candidates Richard Nixon, Spiro Agnew and George McGovern; and other politicians and celebrities, including Reubin Askew, Ted Kennedy, Ed Muskie, Shirley Chisholm, Hubert Humphrey, Thomas Eagleton, George Wallace, Henry Kissinger, John Wayne, Barry Goldwater, Frank Sinatra, Chad Everett, Sammy Davis Jr., and Charlton Heston. Produced by Coronado Studios ; sponsored by the Tourism Development Authority of Miami Beach.
- Collection
| FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL #18 | FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL #18 | | African American history
Civil rights
Civil rights movement
Demonstrations
Discrimination
Integration
Law enforcement
Police officers
Race riots
Segregation | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL #18
- Date
- 1964
- Description
- This is raw footage of film #249 (FHP#13). It includes some scenes not shown in 465, but has no sound. The film quality is poor.
- Collection
| Florida Parades for the ERA by WFSU-TV, 1975 | Florida Parades for the ERA by WFSU-TV, 1975 | | Civil rights
Demonstrations
History, Modern -- 20th century
Women's rights
Equal rights amendments
Constitutional amendments--Ratification | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/AA468.jpg |
Florida Parades for the ERA by WFSU-TV, 1975
- Date
- 1975-04-14
- Description
- Video footage of a pro-Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) demonstration called "Florida Parades for the ERA" at the Governor's Mansion in Tallahassee. The demonstrators, including Betty Friedan and Alan Alda, march to the Capitol where Governor Reubin Askew gives a speech. Produced by WFSU-TV.
- Collection
| Florida State University History (Part 1) | Florida State University History (Part 1) | | African American
College sports
Demonstrations
Earth Day
Homecoming
Promotional films
Swimming | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/ca252.jpg |
Florida State University History (Part 1)
- Date
- 1975
- Description
- Raw footage of Florida State University throughout 1975 featuring a swim meet at the Union Pool, FSU Flying High Circus students training and practicing, and scenes from the FSU Circus summer program for children. The video also shows 1975 Earth Day festivities on the FSU Union Green (keynote speaker R. Buckminster Fuller and guests Allen Ginsberg and Peter Orlovsky), a Black Student Union protest in front of Ruby Diamond, the crowning of FSU homecoming Princess Susan Kelbe and Chief Phil Barco, the Ringling Brothers Circus in Tallahassee, and an exhibit at the FSU Museum of Fine Arts.
- Collection
| GOV. CLAUDE KIRK ASSORTED SCENES | GOV. CLAUDE KIRK ASSORTED SCENES | | Demonstrations
Governors-Florida
Politicians
Politics
Promotional films
Speeches | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
GOV. CLAUDE KIRK ASSORTED SCENES
- Date
- 1968-03-06
- Description
- This film has scenes of Gov. Kirk holding five-minute interviews with Florida citizens in a small trailer at several different locations throughout the state. Gov. Kirk is shown speaking at a small reception in Chicago. There are shots of an "anti-Kirk/pro education" rally at the Capitol. There is brief footage of Gov. Kirk speaking to the Classroom Teachers Association at the Miami Marine Stadium. The film ends with clips of Bob Hope with Gov. Kirk at an unidentified airport. Produced by WFSU-TV.
- Collection
| GOV. FARRIS BRYANT PRESS CONFERENCE | GOV. FARRIS BRYANT PRESS CONFERENCE | | African American history
Civil rights
Demonstrations
Exhibitions
Governors-Florida
Politicians
Politics
Promotional films
Race relations | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
GOV. FARRIS BRYANT PRESS CONFERENCE
- Date
- 1964-07-17
- Description
- Gov. Bryant comments on attendance statistics for Florida Pavilion visitors at the World's Fair, civil unrest and racial tensions in St. Augustine, and his prediction for the 1964 national elections. There are several in-camera edits. Produced by the Florida Development Commission.
- Collection
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