Oral History of Bernie Blackwood
Oviedo (Fla.)
St. Petersburg (Fla.)
Real estate--United States
City planning--Florida
Construction
An oral history interview of Bernard O. Blackwood, conducted by Alexandra Dobson on March 19, 2015. Blackwood was born on April 9, 1933, and attended the University of Florida (UF) in Gainesville, Florida. After graduating from college, Blackwood migrated to St. Petersburg with his wife, Suzanne A. Blackwood, to work as a city planner. In the 1970s, the couple moved to Oviedo with their children. There, Blackwood helped plan several residential subdivisions alongside Ben Ward, Jr. Interview topics include land development, the effects of Florida Technological University (present-day University of Central Florida), Blackwood's wife and children, Ben Ward's contributions to the community, desegregation and the Civil Rights Movement in St. Petersburg, and his career as a city planner.
Blackwood, Bernie
Dobson, Alexandra
Blackwood, Bernie Interviewed by Alexandra Dobson, March 19, 2015. Audio record available. Oviedo History Harvest, <a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a>, Oviedo, Florida.
<a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a>
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Mead Manor, Oviedo, Florida
St. Petersburg, Florida
A History of Central Florida, Episode 40: Icons of Hate
Podcasts
Documentaries
Ku Klux Klan (1915- )--Florida--History
Moore, Harry T., -1951
Racism--Florida--History
Civil rights--Florida
Civil Rights Movement
Civil rights movements--Florida
Mims (Fla.)
Episode 40 of A History of Central Florida Podcast: Icons of Hate. RICHES Podcast Documentaries are short form narrative documentaries that explore Central Florida history and are locally produced. These podcasts can involve the participation or cooperation of local area partners. Episode 40 features a discussion of the Ku Klux Klan in Florida and their involvement in the murder of the African-American civil rights activist Harry Tyson Moore and his wife, Harriette Vyda Simms Moore. This podcast also includes interviews with Michael Newton, author of <em>The Invisible Empire: The Ku Klux Klan in Florida</em>, and Ben Green, the author of <em>Before His Time: The Untold Story of Harry T. Moore, America's First Civil Rights Martyr</em>.
Kelley, Katie
Original 13-minute and 36-second podcast by Katie Kelley, 2013: RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Orlando, Florida. <a href="http://youtu.be/v9NsFcxNZW8" target="_blank">http://youtu.be/v9NsFcxNZW8</a>.
<a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES</a>
Newton, Michael
Green, Ben
Cassanello, Robert
Dickens, Bethany
Clarke, Bob
Ford, Chip
Gibson, Ella
Hazen, Kendra
Velásquez, Daniel
<a href="https://www.thehistorycenter.org/" target="_blank">Orange County Regional History Center</a>
<a href="http://www.harryharriettemoore.org/%20target=">Harry & Harriette Moore Memorial Park</a>
<a href="http://www.floridamemory.com/" target="_blank">Florida Memory Project</a>
<a href="http://www.loc.gov/" target="_blank">Library of Congress</a>
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Orange County Regional History Center, Orlando, Florida
Harry & Harriette Moore Memorial Park, Mims, Florida
Ocala Union Station
Ocala (Fla.)
Railroads--Florida
The Ocala Union Station, located at 531 Northeast First Avenue in Ocala, Florida, in the 1920s. Built in 1917, the Ocala Union Station was not the pioneer depot for Ocala's booming phosphorus mining, citrus cultivation, and Silver Springs tourism. Ocala was a developing city for transportation long before Seaboard Air Line Railroad (SAL) and Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL) crossed lines and created Union Station. According to the Historic Ocala website, Ocala had achieved its population, well-developed system of transportation, and prosperous economy by 1895, well before the arrival of the Ocala Union Station,<br /><br />Periodic recessions, however, from 1890 to 1920 took an especially hard toll on Florida. U.S. Census data shows that the Marion County population fell from 26,941 in 1910 to 23,968 in 1920—an 11 percent drop. As the Ocala Union Station grew as a result of tourism, trade, and the Florida Land Boom, it helped reverse the trend. Census data from 1930 shows 29,578 people living in Marion County, which houses the station to this day.
Digital reproduction of reprinted black and white photograph: Kevin McCarthy and Ernest Jernigan. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48948548" target="_blank"><em>Ocala</em></a>. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2001.
<a href="https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/" target="_blank">Arcadia Publishing</a>
Mercado, Carlos R.
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Ocala Union Station, Ocala, Florida
Community Redevelopment Area Design Studio
Ocala (Fla.)
Railroads--Florida
A sign for the Community Redevelopment Area Design Studio, located at the Ocala Union Station at 531 Northeast First Avenue in Ocala, Florida, in 2014. The Office of Long Term Planning & Sustainability in Ocala has designated Ocala Union Station as a redevelopment area and hosts weekly lectures, presentations, and design exercises. <br /><br />Built in 1917, the Ocala Union Station was not the pioneer depot for Ocala's booming phosphorus mining, citrus cultivation, and Silver Springs tourism. Ocala was a developing city for transportation long before Seaboard Air Line Railroad (SAL) and Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL) crossed lines and created Union Station. According to the Historic Ocala website, Ocala had achieved its population, well-developed system of transportation, and prosperous economy by 1895, well before the arrival of the Ocala Union Station,<br /><br />Periodic recessions, however, from 1890 to 1920 took an especially hard toll on Florida. U.S. Census data shows that the Marion County population fell from 26,941 in 1910 to 23,968 in 1920—an 11 percent drop. As the Ocala Union Station grew as a result of tourism, trade, and the Florida Land Boom, it helped reverse the trend. Census data from 1930 shows 29,578 people living in Marion County, which houses the station to this day.
Mercado, Carlos R.
Original color digital image by Carlos R. Mercado, March 12, 2014.
Mercado, Carlos R.
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Ocala Union Station, Ocala, Florida
Ocala Union Station, 2014
Ocala (Fla.)
Railroads--Florida
The Ocala Union Station, located at 531 Northeast First Avenue in Ocala, Florida, in 2014. Built in 1917, the Ocala Union Station was not the pioneer depot for Ocala's booming phosphorus mining, citrus cultivation, and Silver Springs tourism. Ocala was a developing city for transportation long before Seaboard Air Line Railroad (SAL) and Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL) crossed lines and created Union Station. According to the Historic Ocala website, Ocala had achieved its population, well-developed system of transportation, and prosperous economy by 1895, well before the arrival of the Ocala Union Station,<br /><br />Periodic recessions, however, from 1890 to 1920 took an especially hard toll on Florida. U.S. Census data shows that the Marion County population fell from 26,941 in 1910 to 23,968 in 1920—an 11 percent drop. As the Ocala Union Station grew as a result of tourism, trade, and the Florida Land Boom, it helped reverse the trend. Census data from 1930 shows 29,578 people living in Marion County, which houses the station to this day.
Mercado, Carlos R.
Original color digital images by Carlos R. Mercado, March 12, 2014.
Mercado, Carlos R.
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Ocala Union Station, Ocala, Florida