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Title
General Collection
Description
Collection of digital images, documents, and other records depicting the history of Florida. Series descriptions are based on special topics, the majority of which students focused their metadata entries around.
Florida was first inhabited by Paleo-Indians as early as 14,000 years ago. By the 16th century, several distinct Native American tribes inhabited present-day Florida, primarily the Apalachee of the Panhandle, the Timucua of North and Central Florida), the Ais of the Central Atlantic Coast, the Tocobaga of the Tampa Bay area, the Calusa of Southwest Florida, and the Tequesta of the Southeast Florida.
In 1513, Juan Ponce de León of Spain became the earliest known European explorer to arrive in Florida. During the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, Spanish, French, and English pioneers settled various parts of the states, though not all settlement were successful. Most of the region was owned by Spain, until it was ceded to the United States via the Adams–Onís Treaty of 1819. On March 3, 1845, Florida earned statehood. Florida was marred by nearly constant warfare with the Native Americans in the region, particularly with the Seminoles during the Seminole Wars.
On January 10, 1861, Florida seceded from the Union and joined the Confederate States of American on January 20th. The state's participation in the Civil War revolved mostly around the transportation of goods via ships.
On June 25, 1868, Florida regained its representation in Congress. During the Reconstruction period, Florida drafted a new state constitution, which included statues that effectively disenfranchised its African-American citizens, as well as many poor white citizens.
Through much of its early history, Florida's economy relied heavily upon agriculture, especially citrus, cattle, sugarcane, tomatoes, and strawberries. Florida's tourism industry developed greatly with the economic prosperity of the 1920s. However, this was halted by devastating hurricanes in the second half of the decade, the Wall Street Crash of 1929, and the Great Depression. The economy would not fully recover until manufacturing was stimulated by World War II. As of 2014, Florida was the third most populous state in the country.
Contributor
Humphrey, Daphne F.
Alternative Title
General Collection
Subject
Florida
Eatonville (Fla.)
Orlando (Fla.)
Winter Park (Fla.)
Sanford (Fla.)
Daytona Beach (Fla.)
New Smyrna Beach (Fla.)
Is Part Of
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a>.
Language
eng
Type
Collection
Coverage
Eatonville, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Winter Park, Florida
Sanford , Florida
Daytona Beach, Florida
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a>
External Reference
"<a href="http://dos.myflorida.com/florida-facts/florida-history/" target="_blank">Florida History</a>." Florida Department of State. http://dos.myflorida.com/florida-facts/florida-history/.
<span>Knotts, Bob. </span><a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49672975" target="_blank"><em>Florida History</em></a><span>. Chicago: Heinemann Library, 2003.</span>
Website
A resource comprising of a web page or web pages and all related assets ( such as images, sound and video files, etc. ).
Original Format
1 motion picture
Duration
23 minutes and 58 seconds
Producer
Kriete, Logan
Fernández, Slyvana
Monticello, Monica
Director
Cassanello, Robert A.
Mills, Lisa
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Title
Florida’s Purge: The Johns Committee Witch Hunt
Alternative Title
The Committee
Subject
Education--Florida
Civil rights--Florida
Gainesville (Fla.)
Tallahassee (Fla.)
Colleges
Universities
Homosexuality--Florida
Description
<em>Florida’s Purge: The Johns Committee Witch Hunt</em>, known colloquially as <em>The Committee</em>, is a short film about the Florida Legislative Investigation Committee's investigation of communism and homosexuality amongst students and faculty at Florida colleges and universities. Commonly known as the Johns Committee, the committee was led by state senator and former governor Charley Eugene Johns (1905-1990). The committee was established in 1956 and originally focused on the investigation of the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, an historically African-American university, for its faculty's and staff's involvement of the Tallahassee Bus Boycott (1956-1957). However, as the committee expanded its McCarthy era anti-communist witch hunt, it came to focus on the homosexual lifestyles of many faculty members and students at colleges and universities. After growing public critique of the committee's activities, it was eventually disbanded on July 1, 1965. <br /><br /><em>The Committee</em> centers on the anti-homosexual investigations of the Johns Committee. The film was produced and directed by University of Central Florida professor Dr. Robert Cassanello and Dr. Lisa Mills. Other producers include Slyvana Fernández and Logan Kriete, and Monica Monticello serves as associate producer. The screenplay was written by Monica Monticello, Kathryn Paulson, and Amy Simpson, with research conducted by Alex Boyce and Shay Cambre. Ben Taylor and Alex Wood were the cinematographers and the arts and graphics were created by Patrick Fenelon and Adrien Mills. The film was edited by Aaron Hosé, with the aid of assistant editors Chelsea Echols and David Mariutto. <em>The Committee</em> includes interviews with Ruth Jense-Forbell, a lesbian student interrogated by the Florida State University Police Department in 1964-1965; Chuck Woods, a homosexual student interrogated by the University of Florida Police Department while attending the university from 1959 to 1965; John Tileston, Sr., a UF police officer who investigated various faculty members and students, including Woods; Dr. Karen Graves, a professor of education at Denison University and the author of <em>And They Were Wonderful Teachers: Florida’s Purge of Gay and Lesbian Teachers</em>; Dr. Judith Poucher, a professor at Florida State College at Jacksonville; Bob Graham, a graduate of UF, the 38th Governor of Florida (1979-1987), and former U.S. Senator for Florida (1987-2005); and Dr. Fred Fejes, a professor of multimedia studies at Florida Atlantic University. <em>Florida’s Purge: The Johns Committee Witch Hunt</em> won various awards and accolades, including an Emmy Award.
Type
Moving Image
Source
Original 23-minute and 58-second motion picture produced by Dr. Robert Cassanello, Dr. Lisa Mills, Slyvana Fernández, and Logan Kriete: <a href="http://www.thecommitteedocumentary.org/" target="_blank"><em>Florida's Purge: The Johns Committee Witch Hunt</em></a>, <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a>, Orlando, Florida, 2013.
Requires
<a href="http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/" target="_blank">Adobe Flash Player</a>
<a href="http://java.com/en/download/index.jsp" target="_blank">Java</a>
Coverage
Florida Legislative Investigation Committee, Tallahassee, Florida
Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
Florida State College at Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida
Stonewall Inn, Greenwich Village, New York City, New York
Creator
Cassanello, Robert
Mills, Lisa
Fernández, Slyvana
Kriete, Logan
Publisher
<a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES<br /></a>
Contributor
Hosé, Aaron
Monticello, Monica
Paulson, Kathryn
Simpson, Amy
Taylor, Ben
Wood, Alex
Brown, Timothy
Hosé, Brigitte
Echols, Chelsea
Mariutto, David
Boyce, Alex
Cambre, Shay
Fenelson, Patrick
Mills, Adrien
Jensen-Forbell, Ruth
Woods, Chuck
Fejes, Fred
Graham, Bob
Graves, Karen
Poucher, Judith
Tileston, John, Sr.
Jensen-Forbell, Elizabeth
Date Created
2013-2014
Date Copyrighted
2014
Format
application/website
Medium
23-minute and 58-second motion picture
Language
eng
Mediator
History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Geography Teacher
Provenance
Originally produced by Dr. Robert Cassanello, Dr. Lisa Mills, Slyvana Fernández, and Logan Kriete 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
Contributing Project
<a href="http://history.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">UCF Department of History</a>
<a href="http://svad.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">UCF Department of Film</a>
<a href="http://honors.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">UCF Burnett Honors College</a>
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a>
External Reference
Cassanello, Robert, Lisa Mills, Slyvana Fernández, and Logan Kriete. <a href="http://www.riches.cah.ucf.edu/committee/view.php" target="_blank"><em>Florida's Purge: The Johns Committee Witch Hunt</em></a>. RICHES of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, 2013.
Graves, Karen. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/246893193" target="_blank"><em>And They Were Wonderful Teachers: Florida's Purge of Gay and Lesbian Teachers</em></a>. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2009.
Beutke, Allyson A., et al. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/47028564" target="_blank"><em>Behind Closed Doors The Dark Legacy of the Johns Committee</em></a>. Gainesville, Fla: University of Florida, Dept. of Journalism, Documentary Institute, 2000.
Florida. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51244830" target="_blank"><em>Homosexuality and Citizenship in Florida, A Report of the Florida Legislative Investigation Committee</em></a>. 1964.
Click to View (Movie, Podcast, or Website)
<a href="http://www.thecommitteedocumentary.org/" target="_blank"><em>Florida’s Purge: The Johns Committee Witch Hunt</em></a>
Is Part Of
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/36" target="_blank">General Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida.
Aaron Hosé
Adams Street
Adrien Mills
Advanced Documentary Workshop
African Americans
Alex Boyce
Alex Wood
Allyson Beutke
Amy Simpson
And They Were Wonderful Teachers: Florida's Purge of Gay and Lesbian Teachers
Anita Jane Bryant
anthropophagy
anti-Communism
anti-communists
Art Darling
ArtServe Fort Lauderdale
Atlanta's Out on Film LGBT Film Festival
Barbara Washington
Barry Sandler
Barry Sefteur
Behind Closed Doors: The Dark Legacy of the Johns Committee
Ben Taylor
Bill Young
Black's Law Dictionary
Bob Ewart
Bob Graham
boycotts
Brigitte Hosé
British Columbia, Canada
Broward County Sheriff's Office
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
Bryan W. Knicely
C. Lawrence Rice
C. W. Young
Charley Eugene Johns
Chelsea Echols
Chip Burpee
Chuck Woods
cinemas
citrus
civil rights
civil rights activists
Cleveland
colleges
communism
communists
courts
Dade County
Daniel Robert Graham
David Mariutto
David Messer
David Morton
David Starner
David Strickland
Diane Maurtie
Don Uhrig
Donna Zell
Durban Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
education
educators
Elizabeth Forbell
Elizabeth Jensen-Forbell
Emmy Award
FAU
films
flagellation
Florida Atlantic University
Florida Citrus Commission
Florida Film Festival
Florida Legislative Investigation Committee
Florida State College at Jacksonville
Florida State Legislature
Florida State Senate
Florida State University
Florida State University Marching Band
Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival
Frank Rose
Fred Fejes
Fred Ottle
FSC
FSU
FSU Marching Band
Gasparilla International Film Festival
gay
gay clubs
gay marriage
gay pride
gay pride parades
George B. Stallings, Jr.
George Stupksi
Governor of Florida
governors
Graveville
Greenwich Village, New York
High Springs
higher education
homophobia
homosexuality
Homosexuality and Citizenship in Florida: A Report of the Florida Legislative Investigation Committee
homosexuals
International Jury Award
interrogations
investigations
J. Wayne Reitz
J. Wayne Reitz Student Union
James Monticello
Jennifer Campbell
Jeremy Mayeres
Jesse Monteagudo
Jim Noah
Joe McCarthy
John E. Evans
John Perez
John Tileston, Sr.
Johns Committee
Jon Bowen
Jordan Henry
Joseph Holbrooks
Joseph McCarthy
Joseph Raymond McCarthy
Judith Poucher
Julia Andrew
Julia Monticello
Julian C. Chambliss
Julius Wayne Reitz
June Sellers
Karen Graves
Kathryn Paulson
Kathy Marsh
Kevin Mixon
Killer Tracks
Kim Oliva
Kip Piper
Lamar Bledsoe
Larry King
Lawrence Dietrich
Lawrence Harvey Zeiger
Learning Institute for Elders
Lee L. Foster
Leo C. Jones
lesbians
LGBT
LIFE
Linda Maddocks
Lisa Mills
Lisa Soros
Logan Kriete
Love Your Shorts Film Festival
Marie Cassanello
Mark Howard Long
Mark Long
masochism
mental disorders
mental illness
mental illnesses
Metropolitan Community Church of St. Augustine
Miami
Michael Calderin
Michael Greenspan
Modern Music Masters
Monica Monticello
movies
NAACP
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
necrophilia
Newsweek
orange juices
oranges
orlando
Orlando Film Festival
Out & Proud Veterans of American
Out Twin Cities Film Festival
Panama City
parades
Patrick Fenelson
Paul Fasana
perversion
piquerism
psychiatric disorders
psychopathy
pyromania
Rachell Cappellini
Rafael Sanchez
Red Scare
Richard O. Mitchell
RICHES of Central Florida
Robert Cassanello
Robert Lupo
Robert Williams
Ruth Jensen
Ruth Jensen-Forbell
sadism
Satu Lamarca
Seminole State College
sex crimes
Shay Cambre
Sheridan Square
short films
SSC
St. Augustine
St. Petersburg
Stanley Wheeler
Starke
State of Florida
state senators
Steve Crowley
Stonewall Inn
Stonewall National Museum & Archives
Stonewall Riots
Stuart
students
Suncoast Emmy Award
Sylvana Fernández
Tallahassee
Tallahassee Bus Boycott
Tallahassee Police Department
teachers
Terri Williams
The Committee
Thomas Cappellini
Tim Reid
Timothy Brown
Timothy George Brown
Toronto Canada
Travis Pilch
Tri-M Club
U.S. Supreme Court
UCF
UCF Burnett Honors College
UCF Center for Distributed Learning
UCF Department of Film
UCF Department of History
UCF Office of Instructional Resources
UCF Office of LGBTQ Services
UCF Office of Undergraduate Research
UF
UF Police Department
universities
university
University of Central Florida
University of Florida
Vecruse
Wellesley Street
Williams E. Owens
witch hunts
Yonge Street