RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 56: Apopka Farmworkers, Part Two

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Title

RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 56: Apopka Farmworkers, Part Two

Alternative Title

Apopka Farmworkers Podcast

Subject

Podcasts
Documentaries
Apopka (Fla.)
Farmworkers
Nuns--Political activity--United States
Agricultural laborers--Florida
Labor unions--Florida

Description

Episode 56, Part 2 of RICHES Podcast Documentaries: Apopka Farmworkers. 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 56 features interviews with Linda Lee and Geraldine Mathew, two women who worked as farmworkers in Apopka in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Lee and Matthew discuss the social conditions of African-American farmworkers and their attempts to organize. Farmworkers like Geraldine Mathew and Linda Lee along with the Office for Farmworker Ministry successfully organized numerous programs and protests to improve the lives of local area farmers.

Abstract

In part two, Geraldine Matthew continues the discussion of the plight of farmworkers and their attempts to organize and engage Apopka officials in improving the lives of farm workers.

Creator

Cassanello, Robert

Source

Original 13-minute and 35-second podcast by Robert Cassanello, June 16, 2013: "RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 56: Apopka Farmworkers, Part Two." RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Orlando, Florida.

Date Created

ca. 2013

Date Copyrighted

2013-06-14

Contributor

Lee, Linda
Mathew, Geraldine

Is Part Of

RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Orlando, Florida.
RICHES Podcast Documentaries Collection, RICHES Podcast Documentaries Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

Requires

Multimedia software, such as QuickTime.

Format

audio/mp3

Extent

18.7 MB

Medium

13-minute and 35-second podcast

Language

eng

Type

Sound/Podcast

Coverage

Apopka, Florida

Accrual Method

Donation

Mediator

History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Economics Teacher
Geography Teacher

Provenance

Originally created by Robert Cassanello and published by RICHES of Central Florida.

Contributing Project

Curator

Cepero, Laura

Digital Collection

Source Repository

External Reference

"RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 55: Apopka Farmworkers, Part One." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/2691.
"RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 56: Apopka Farmworkers, Part Two." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/2692.
"RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 57: Apopka Farmworkers, Part Three." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/2693.
"Lake Apopka Farmworker Memorial Quilt." Lake Apopka Farmworker Memorial Quilt Project. http://apopkaquiltproject.blogspot.com/.

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Original Format

1 audio podcast

Duration

13 minutes and 35 seconds

Bit Rate/Frequency

192kbps

Citation

Cassanello, Robert, “RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 56: Apopka Farmworkers, Part Two,” RICHES, accessed April 27, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/2692.

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