1 100 1 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/5d5b3d240d53b72ebf287f1e235e1787.mp3 f598c750a76ede886e9c3ca18bfcc729 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/9022fb8133dc9d3739916fea1cad4050.pdf 33f8108e4f724960ed57b50e7e97752f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Jared Muha Collection Subject Lake Apopka (Fla.) Agriculture--Florida Migrant labor Apopka (Fla.) Description A collection of oral history interviews conducted by Jared Muha. Creator Muha, Jared Publisher <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank"> RICHES</a> Rights Holder <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank"> RICHES</a> Curator Cravero, Geoffrey Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank"> RICHES MI</a> Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Oral History of Sister Gail Grimes Alternative Title Oral History, Grimes Subject Lake Apopka (Fla.) Apopka (Fla.) Agriculture--Florida Description An oral history interview of Sister Gail Grimes, a Roman Catholic sister from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who moved to Apopka, Florida, in January of 1975 to serve the farmworker, low-income and immigrant communities. This interview was conducted by Jared Muha in Apopka on October 10, 2014. Some of the topics covered include moving to Apopka, working for the Hope CommUnity Center, the working conditions of Central Florida farmworkers, Apopka farms in the 1970s, relations between farmworkers and crew leaders, migration to Florida, early types of industry, the development of muck farms, shifting racial dynamics on Apopka farms, a history of racism in Central Florida, finding work after the shutdown of Lake Apopka, and the legacy of black farmworkers in Florida history. Table Of Contents 0:00:00 Hope CommUnity Center 0:04:30 Working conditions 0:12:48 Apopka farms in the 1970s 0:19:03 Relations between farmworkers and crew leaders 0:24:21 Migration to Florida and the development of muck farms 0:27:47 Shifting racial dynamics and pesticide exposure 0:37:04 Shutdown of Lake Apopka 0:43:13 The legacy of black farmworkers and Dowdell v. City of Apopka 0:49:51 Segregation 0:52:41 Closing remarks Abstract Oral history interview of Sister Gail Grimes. Interview conducted by Jared Muha in Apopka, Florida, on October 10, 2014. Type Sound Source Grimes, Gail. Interviewed by Jared Muha, October 10, 2015. Audio record available. <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank"> RICHES</a>, Orlando, Florida. Requires Multimedia software, such as <a href="http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/" target="_blank"> QuickTime</a>. <a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/reader.html" target="_blank"> Adobe Acrobat Reader</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/collections/show/53" target="_blank"> Apopka Collection</a>, Orange County Collection, RICHES. Has Format Digital transcript of original 53-minute, and 27-second oral history: Grimes, Gail. Interviewed by Jared Muha. Audio record available. <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank"> RICHES</a>, Orlando, Florida. Coverage Farmworker Association of Florida, Apopka, Florida Hope CommUnity Center, Apopka, Florida Lake Apopka, Florida Creator Grimes, Gail Muha, Jared Publisher <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES</a> Contributor Cravero, Geoffrey Date Created 2014 -10 -10 Date Copyrighted 2014 -10 -10 Format audio/mp3 application/pdf Extent 48.9 MB 239 KB Medium 53-minute and 27-second audio recording 26-page digital transcript Language eng Mediator History Teacher Economics Teacher Provenance Originally created by Sister Gail Grimes and Jared Muha, transcribed by Geoffrey Cravero, and published by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank"> RICHES</a>. Rights Holder <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank"> RICHES</a> Accrual Method Item Creation Curator Cravero, Geoffrey Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank"> RICHES MI</a> External Reference Damron, David. 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