Episode 247: Submerged Stories (Sundown Towns)

About this episode

Cathy Salustri and Ryan Worthington discuss Sundown Towns and the ongoing impact of historical racism in Florida.

Send us your Florida questions! 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? South Pinellas Sundown Towns Florida Sundown Towns Support the show Question or comment? Email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com. Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatflorid...

People in this episode

Host: Cathy Salustri

Guest: Ryan Worthington

Topics covered

• Sundown Towns
• racism
• history
• Florida culture
• apologies

Keywords

• Sundown Towns
• Florida history
• racism
• Tougaloo College
• Gulfport

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tougaloo College

Places: Gulfport, Florida, South Pinellas, Florida

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