Florida Spectacular
Take a weekly trip across Florida with authors Cathy Salustri and Rick Kilby and discover a side of Florida you never knew existed. From the scallops in Panhandle bays to the Hemingway cats in Key West, every week's a Florida adventure.
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Florida Spectacular
Episode 247: Submerged Stories (Sundown Towns)
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Cathy Salustri and Ryan Worthington talk about Sundown Towns, apologies, and the problems the racism of the past still creates.
Links We Mentioned
Tougaloo College's Sundown Town database
Was Gulfport, Florida a Sundown Town?
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