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A Great Floridian

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Year

1981

Video Details

39:25; color; sound; V-140 S. 1239

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This film provides a history of Gov. LeRoy Collins, from birth to 1981. The introduction is by Burt Reynolds and there are tributes by others throughout the film. It covers civil rights in the South and Gov. Collins' role. It has good footage of the Collins family, the Selma demonstrations, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Collins' home on Dog Island.

Title

A Great Floridian

Subject

African American history

Civil rights

Demonstrations

Florida-History-20th century

Governors-Florida

Politicians

Politics

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Date

1981

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color

Video Details

39:25; color; sound; V-140 S. 1239

Video Filename

v140.mp4

YouTube ID

0h3l8YCawV0

Geographic Term

Dog Island (Fla.)

Selma (Ala.)

Tallahassee (Fla.)

Subject - Person

Collins, LeRoy, 1909-1991

King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968

Reynolds, Burt, 1936-

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This film provides a history of Gov. LeRoy Collins, from birth to 1981.

Video Time

39:25:00

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Chicago Manual of Style

A Great Floridian. 1981. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/253220>, accessed 28 December 2024.

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A Great Floridian. 1981. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 28 Dec. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/253220>

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Florida Memory is a digital outreach program providing free online access to select archival records from collections housed in the State Library and Archives of Florida. Florida Memory digitizes materials that illuminate the state's history and culture.

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Florida Memory is funded under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Florida's LSTA program is administered by the Department of State's Division of Library and Information Services.

For FY2024-25, the percentage of total costs for the Florida Memory program financed with federal money is 66%; the federal dollar amount to be spent on the program is $614,955. This program does not receive any non-governmental funding.

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