New College Florida Black History: A HERITAGE OF STRUGGLE ON THE FLORIDA GULF COAST FROM ANGOLA TO NEWTOWN, AND BEYOND” WITH DR. UZI BARAM(Live)

Our present is haunted by the silences of the past. Confronting racism and sexism through archival, archaeological, and oral history investigations has brought forward remarkable histories of freedom for the region around New College of Florida. This presentation surveys research and observations from the early 19th century marronage of Angola on the Manatee River through the mid-20th century fight for civil rights at Lido Beach. Across the Florida Gulf Coast is a heritage of Black struggle that built communities and can inspire the present, as it becomes better known.

Uzi Baram, Professor of Anthropology, has been a faculty at New College for more than two decades. Courses include Method and Theory in Archaeology, Race and Ethnicity in Global Perspective, Colonial Encounters, Ancient North America, and Heritage: History and the Past Today. Research interests include the politics of the past, cultural heritage and rising sea levels, and anthropological critiques of racism. Professor Baram has published on the archaeology of the Ottoman Empire, the intersections of art and artifacts, heritage tourism, and the historical archaeology of Florida. As Director of the New College Public Archaeology Lab, Professor Baram offers a radical openness for public archaeology, partnering with local and descendant communities to reveal and understand the past in southwest Florida and providing research opportunities for all students at New College.

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