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Governor Bob Graham works as a tomato picker in Immokolee, 1977.


Senator and Mrs. Claude Pepper at polling booth, 1950.

Politics • Audio

A more diverse population, fueled by waves of immigration, changed the Old South identity of Florida politics. Produced by Bill Dudley, these radio programs explore the 2000 election, changing demographics, and other events and trends that transformed Florida politically.

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Florida Megatrends Florida Megatrends
Predicting Florida’s future may seem like an exercise in futility in a state that seems to reinvent ...read more
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Pepper and Smathers—Old Politics vs. New Pepper and Smathers—Old Politics vs. New
The Senate race of 1949 between Claude Pepper and George Smathers was one of the most contested race ...read more
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Southern Journalists Remember Southern Journalists Remember
Although it’s hard to imagine today, less than a half-century ago Florida was very much a part of th ...read more
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Susan Macmanus: Young Vs. Old In Florida’s Future Susan Macmanus: Young Vs. Old In Florida’s Future
One of the big surprises of the 2000 census was that Florida’s youth population is now growing faste ...read more
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Sydney J. Catts, Cracker Messiah Sydney J. Catts, Cracker Messiah
In 1916, Floridians elected Prohibition Party candidate and political maverick Sidney Johnson Catts ...read more
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The Election of 1876 The Election of 1876
Many Floridians may be surprised to learn that the year 2000 is not the first time our state has cas ...read more
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