A Special Place In Time And Space – A View of Black Health and History from the African American Far South featuring members of ASALH SOUTH FLORIDA
| Participants | Edit Participants |
| (Commentator) Valerie Lyles Patterson, patterso@fiu.edu; Florida International University |
| (Chair) Gene S Tinnie, dinizulu7@gmail.com; Dos Amigos/Fair Rosamond Slave Ship Project |
| (Commentator) Kisha King, kking@broward.edu; |
| I Reminisce Over You – Valerie Patterson Title (Abstract) I Reminisce Over You – Valerie Patterson Edit Title Author Edit Author(Presenter) Valerie Lyles Patterson, patterso@fiu.edu; Florida International University Abstract Edit Abstract This paper will explore the impact of several university and community collaborative activities designed to document race, risk, and resilience in a Bahamian community in South Florida. The paper will compare oral history transcripts over time to identify common themes and threads related to health, wellness, and resilience, and the ways in which collective memories reinforce themes of Black health and wellness. Individual Presentation Abstract |
| Black Health and Wellness in the era of Jim Crow Title (Abstract) Black Health and Wellness in the era of Jim Crow Edit Title Author Edit Author(Presenter) Kisha King, kking@broward.edu;AbstractEdit Abstract This paper will offer a comparative history of two hospitals in South Florida that met the needs of Black people who were not allowed access to treatment in other area hospitals. Christian Hospital and Provident Hospital both treated Black people in South Florida. Service delivery in both facilities will be explored. Individual Presentation Abstract |
| South Florida: Epicenter of Middle Passage Awareness and Remembrance Title (Abstract) South Florida: Epicenter of Middle Passage Awareness and Remembrance Edit Title Author Edit Author (Presenter) Gene S Tinnie, dinizulu7@gmail.com; Dos Amigos/Fair Rosamond Slave Ship Project Abstract Edit Abstract As part of the Panel Presentation by the South Florida Branch, Prof. Dinizulu Gene Tinnie, will offer insights on the significance of South Florida in remembering the Middle Passage. From multiple connections to that history and heritage in Key West, southernmost point of the continental United States, therefore closest to the predominant “slaver trading” routes, to Miami’s prominent and pioneering role in launching an Annual Sunrise Ancestral Remembrance of the Middle Passage, and as the birthplace of the Dos Amigos/Fair Rosamond Middle Passage Ship Replica Project, the southern tip of the Florida peninsula has hosted numerous programs, exhibitions, and other activities, including annual observances of the International Days of Remembrance (March 25 and August 23, declared by the UN General Assembly and UNESCO respectively). Prof. Tinnie’s presentation will focus on the local history of such slave ships as the Henrietta Marie, wrecked in 1700, the Guerrero of 1827, and the captured ships in 1860, as well as related local landmarks like the Key West African Cemetery. It will also focus on the aftermath of the Middle Passage in Florida, including the peninsula’s role as “Freedom Land” for displaced First Nations peoples and self-liberators from slavery, where Seminole Maroon settlements were established along with Underground railroad escape routes from slavery, as well as present-day ongoing consequences of this human trafficking. Individual Presentation Abstract |
Valerie L. Patterson, Ph.D., Director
African and African Diaspora Studies
Clinical Professor, Public Policy, and Administration
Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs
Florida International University
11200 S.W. 8th Street, PCA 367-A, Miami, FL 33199
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