BIO

I am a 3rd-year transfer student from Central Florida majoring in Biochemistry. With my degree I plan on going to dental school and have a career where I am able to inform and give care to people of all walks of life. I joined UROP to gain experience with research and get guidance from both those who are well in their field and to connect with peers hoping to do the same. By doing this research and being part of a team I was able to put myself out into a new environment and learn more about the history of Florida's capital and a great opportunity for me to broaden my knowledge. Looking into disciplines other than what my major focuses on helped benefit me in unforeseen ways, and having these chances given to me is something I am grateful for.

Historical Race Relations Tallahassee

Abstract

This project is part of an exhibition covering the racial relations in Tallahassee from before Tallahassee was the capital of Florida, to the Reconstruction Era and Civil Rights Movement, to the future of modern inequalities and desires to be better as a community. To gather this information a year was covered from FSU’s student newspaper, Florida Flambeau, and analyzing each issue for mentions of events of the current time as it related to the reality Tallahassee, FAMU, and FSU faced when it came to racial matters. For a major matter, they were entered into Omeka, an online publishing platform to create primary and secondary sources for students to have an online exhibition of how Florida State interacted with the changing world around it. This section of the project covered the year 1963, a time when communism was still seen as a major threat, and where debates of segregation and civil rights acts were affecting the daily lives of everyone.

Keywords: Race, Segregation, Tallahassee, History