AFA 3930 - Section 0808 - SPRING 2011

AFA 4XXX African American Studies Program – The University of Florida Dr. Patricia Hilliard-Nunn

Office Location: 211 Walker Hall Office Hours: Thursday 10AM to 11:30AM Office Phone: 352-392-5726 Other Times By Appointment e-mail: [email protected]

COURSE DESCRIPTION: The course addresses the history and themes between the 1492 and 1975, highlighting Black challenges and successes related to Blacks in Spanish Florida (1492-1821), Black Seminoles (1700-1860), Black Enslavement (emphasis on 1770-1865), Reconstruction (1865-1880), and the Civil Rights period (1945-1975). The theme is Black Resistance in Florida from 1492-1975.

COURSE OBJECTIVES: Each student will be able to: 1) demonstrate an understanding of Florida history in general and the history of Blacks in Florida in particular, 2) articulate the varied ways that African Americans have resisted enslavement, political oppression, racial terrorism and segregation from the arrival of the first known Africans in the state during the pre-colonial period to the 1970s, 3) identify some of the key issues and individuals involved in Florida’s Civil Rights struggles, 4) identify some of the key individuals and events that have shaped the history of African Americans in Florida, 5) conduct and report oral histories.

ATTENDANCE POLICY : Attendance is based on you being on time, signing the roll sheet, being prepared and staying for the entire class. It is assumed that enrollment in the class means that there are no conflicts with other obligations (work, travel, meetings, etc.) during class time. If you miss two classes, without a written medical excuse or other reason for excused absence according to UF policy, you should consider dropping the course. Poor attendance and tardiness will affect your final grade. If you are over 15 minutes late for two classes meetings, you will earn one full absence. No further admonishments will be made. In the case of an official university excuse or a documented medical emergency provide me with a written letter and/or medical excuse on a physician’s official letterhead or official university letterhead that includes the time and date of your care or other business upon your return to class. For information about the attendance policies at the University of Florida, you may visit https://catalog.ufl.edu/ugrad/current/regulations/info/attendance.aspx.

MAKE UP POLICY: All assignments are known in advance; therefore, permission to hand in an assignment late is only granted for exceptional circumstances and reasons for excused absence according to UF policy.

Quiz/Test/Exam: Students with documented official university or medical excuses may take a make up quiz/test/exam. The professor must be notified before or immediately after the absence and the exam must be scheduled on the first day that the student returns to campus. Students who do not provide documentation and reschedule the example will not be given a make up.

Assignments: Students with valid official university or documented medical excuses be allowed to turn in assignments within one day of her/his return to campus without penalty. The assignment will be considered late and reduced one letter grade for each day the assignment is not turned in beginning with the due date if the proper documentation is not provided.

ACCOMMODATIONS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: In compliance with the University of Florida’s policy and equal access laws, I am available to discuss appropriate academic accommodations that may be required for students with disabilities. Requests for academic accommodations are to be made during the first three weeks of the semester, except for unusual circumstances, so arrangements can be made. Students are encouraged to register with Student Disability Services[http://www.dso.ufl.edu/drc/] to verify their eligibility for appropriate accommodations.

STATEMENT REGARDING HARRASMENT: UF provides an educational and working environment that is free from sex discrimination and sexual harassment for its students, staff, and faculty. To learn more about this policy, visit: http://www.dso.ufl.edu/sccr/sexual/

UNIVERSITY CODE OF HONOR: Each student in this course is expected to abide by the University of Florida’s Student Honor Code and Code of Conduct. Any work submitted by a student in this course for academic credit will be the student's own work. Students suspected of academic dishonesty or of violating the Honor Code will be reported to the Dean of Students Office. To learn more about the UF policy regarding Academic Honesty, please visit: http://www.dso.ufl.edu/sccr/honorcodes/honorcode.php.

COUNSELING ASSISTANCE: Students who may experience stress related personal issues are encourages to visit the University of Florida Counseling Center at 301 Peabody Hall or the Student Mental Health Services which is located on the 2nd floor of the Student Health Care Center in the Infirmary. University Counseling Center, 301 Peabody Hall, 392-1575, www.counseling.ufl.edu/cwc/ Student Mental Health Services, Rm. 245 Student Health Care Center, 392-1171, www.counseling.ufl.edu/cwc/

REQUIREMENTS AND EVALUATION:

1. CLASS ATTENDANCE & PARTICIPATION (10%): Attendance will be based on you arriving at class on time, signing the class roll sheet, and remaining for the entire class. Participation means that you have completed your readings and/or assignments and you’re able to contribute to the class discussion. Any information and/or changes that are announced in class are YOUR responsibility, whether you attended class or not. Unexcused absences and tardiness will decrease your grade for participation. If you must miss class, for any reason, on a day that you are due to present or turn in an assignment, you must turn in your work ahead of time, or provide a valid reason for excused absence according to UF policy.

2. BOOK RESPONSES (15% each) (45%): Turn in a response for each book. Each response should include 1) a response form (typed) and 2) a thoughtful, 700-800 word summary which directly addresses the significance of the book for those seeking to understand the history of Black resistance in Florida. Be sure to present an critical analysis as opposed to a summary or the book.

Book Response to Slavery in Florida Due: Book Response to Emancipation Betrayed Due: Book Response to Old South, New South Due:

3. PERIOD TIME_LINE IN BLACK FLORIDA HISTORY” (20%): Students will prepare a Time-Line chart which highlights key dates spanning a 10 to 20 year period related to a particular issue or event connected with Blacks resistance in Florida. (The report should include: 1) A Cover Sheet, 2) a (400 word) summary of your time period which demonstrates your comprehension of the issues and concepts addressed in class, 3) a Time-Line with no fewer than 20 dated items relevant to your time period, and 4) no less than six (8) references. TIME-LINE continued: sources. You will present your Time-Line to the class. (See the Assignment Guidelines for more information)

4. ORAL HISTORY PROJECT/ PRESENTATION 25%: This is a three part assignment. PART 1: Select a person to interview that will add to your knowledge about African American resistance in Florida. Conduct preliminary research on the person, their community, and try to locate other information that may help you with the interview. Conduct your interview. (Note: Digital audio recorders may be checked out from the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program in Pugh Hall – contact-Deborah Hendrix [email protected]. Interviewees must sign a release form: http://www.history.ufl.edu/oral/deedofgift09.pdf. PART 2: Transcribe your interview, conduct more research on your subject and write up a report that shows the relationship between your interviewee and African American resistance in Florida. The final report should include: A Cover sheet, a research question, an abstract, a 1500 word report, references and a transcribed copy of the interview in the appendix section. DUE: E-mail a copy of your packet to me at [email protected] no later than 10AM on XXXX, 2012. ALSO Submit a hard copy of your packet at the beginning of class XXXX). PART 3: Present your report to the class (DUE: ) Note: You will have to be trained in the use of UF-Institutional Review Board (IRB) procedures.

REQUIREMENTS & EVALUATION AT A GLANCE 1. Attendance & Participation 10% 2. Three (3) Book Responses 45% 3. Time-Line Presentation 20% 3. Oral History Project 25% TOTAL 100%

Your Grade Will Be Based On The Following Scale: 93-100=A, 90-92=A-, 87-89=B+, 83-86=B, 80- 82=B-, 77-79=C+, 73-76=C, 70-72=C-, 67-69=D+, 63-66=D, 60-62=D-, 59 and below = E.

Please note that a C- is not a satisfactory grade for major / minor or gen ed / Writing Requirement courses. https://catalog.ufl.edu/ugrad/current/regulations/info/grades.aspx

PRESENTATION OF WORK: All assignments must be typed, double-spaced using Times New Roman 12 point font in MS Word. You must use a standard one-inch margin - no bold-faced fonts. Use the style APA, MLA or Chicago that is used in your academic discipline. All pages should be numbered and stapled. Do not use a cover sheet. Include the identifying information in the upper right hand corner, single- spaced. UF has an online writing assistance site at http://web.cwoc.ufl.edu/owl. Work will be considered late and graded down one letter grade after the beginning of class on the due date. Work will continue to be reduced a letter grade for each additional day it is late (see the make up work section for more details). Finally, DO NOT e-mail or fax papers unless I ask you to.

EVALUATION OF ALL CLASS ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS IS BASED ON: The instructor will evaluate and provide feedback on written assignments. Your work will be evaluated with respect to 1) Quality, scope and organization of documentation; 2) Clarity and coherence of expression; 3) Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation; 4) Quality of critical analysis; 5) Demonstration of an understanding of information and concepts addressed in the readings and/or discussed in class; 6) Following directions and completing assignments on time. Students are also expected to meet the minimum word count and deadlines as outlined in the syllabus.

REQUIRED COURSE TEXTS:

1. Ortiz, P. (2005). Emancipation betrayed: The hidden history of black organizing and white violence in florida from reconstruction to the bloody election of 1920. University of California Press: Los Angeles, CA.

2. Rivers, L. (2000). Slavery in florida: Territorial days to emancipation. University Press of Florida: Gainesville, FL.

3. Winsboro, I. D. S. (2009). Old south, new south, or down south? Florida and the modern civil rights movement. West VA Univ. Press: Morganstown.

DATE TOPIC(S) READING(S)/FILM(S)/ASSIGNMENT(S) Week 1 COURSE OVERVIEW Jan 6 FROM AFRICA TO FLORIDA AFRICAN EXPLORERS FLORIDA TIME-LINE Week 2 AFRICANS IN Reading: In L. Rivers Slavery in Florida Jan 13 SPANISH FLORIDA Chapter 1. Racial Contact and the African Presence Chapter 2 On Middle Florida’s Large Plantations Chapter 3 On Middle Florida’s Small Plantations Chapter 4 In East and West Florida Chapter 5 The Family Week 3 ENSLAVED, FREE Reading: In L. Rivers Slavery in Florida Jan 20 SOCIALIZATION AND LIVING Chapter 6 Religion and Community CONDITIONS Chapter 7 Material Conditions and Physical Treatment Chapter 8 Social Interaction Between Whites and Blacks Chapter 9 Social Interaction among Blacks Week 4 AFRICAN & NATIVE AMERICAN Reading: In L. Rivers Slavery in Florida Jan 27 (“SEMINOLE”) REBELLIONS in FL Chapter 10 Interaction Between Blacks and Indians FLORIDA & THE CIVIL WAR Chapter 11 Slave Resistance Chapter 12 Slavery and the Civil War Chapter 13 Conclusion In P. Ortiz Emancipation Betrayed Pages 1-8 (The beginning)

DUE: Slavery in Florida Book Response Week 5 TIME-LINE PRESENTATIONS DUE: TIME-LINE PRESENTATIONS Feb 3 Week 6 RECONSTRUCTION IN Reading: In P. Ortiz Emancipation Betrayed Feb 10 FLORIDA. Chapter 1 The Promise of Reconstruction Chapter 2 The Struggle to Save Democracy Chapter 3 We are in the Hands of the Devil Chapter 4 To Gain These Fruits that have Been Earned Week 7 CIVIL RIGHTS 1860s & 1960s Reading: WINSBORO Pages 1-21 by I. D. S. Winsboro Feb 17 RECONSTRUCTION ORGANIZING DUE: TIME-LINE PRESENTATIONS RESISTING TERRORISM Week 8 MIGRATIONS MUTUAL AID & Reading: In P. Ortiz Emancipation Betrayed Feb 24 ANTI-LYNCHING VOTER REGISTRATION- 1920 Chapter 5 To See That Non Suffer Chapter 6 Looking for a Free State to live In Chapter 7 Echoes of Emancipation Chapter 8 With Babies in Their Arms Chapter 9 Election Day

DUE: Emancipation Betrayed Book Response Week 9 FLORIDA’S RACIAL PAST Reading: Chapters in I.D.S. Winsboro’s Old South March 3 BLACK FARMERS & SELF New South or Down South? DETERMINATION OLD SOUTH –NEW SOUTH Introduction: Image, Illusion, andReality: Florida and the Modern Civil Rights Movement in Historical Perspective by I.D.S. Winsboro

The Illusion of Moderation: A Recounting and Reassessing of Florida’s Racial Past by M. Dunn

From Old South Experiences to New South Memories: VA Key Beach and the Evolution of Civil Rights to Public Space in Miami by G. W. Bush

DUE: TIME-LINE PRESENTATIONS Week 10 NO CLASS – SPRING BREAK March 10 Week11 SCHOOL DESEGREGATION Reading: Chapters in I.D.S. Winsboro’s Old South Mar 17 JAX, Lee County, Daytona Beach, New South or Down South? Palm Beach County From Old South to New South, or Was It?: Jacksonville and the Modern Civil Rights Movement in Florida by A.A. Bartley

Toms and Bombs: The Civil Rights Struggle in Daytona Beach by L. R Lempel

“Wait” Has Almost Always Meant “Never”: The Long Road to School Desegregation in Palm Beach County by L. M. Steinhauer

DUE: 1 TIME-LINE PRESENTATION Week 12 FLORIDA & CIVIL RIGHTS Reading: pages 220-244 by P. Ortiz Mar 24 DUE: 1 TIME-LINE PRESENTATION: Week 13 VIRGIL HAWKINS & Reading: Chapters in I.D.S. Winsboro’s Old South Mar 31 SCHOOL DESEGREGATION New South or Down South? BLACKS IN ALACHUA COUNTY Justice Delayed is Justice Denied: Florida’s Public Mischief” Defense and Vergil Hawkin’s Protracted Legal Struggle for Racial Equality by A. Sasser

DUE: Old South, New South or Down South? Book Response Week 14 PRESENTATIONS Oral History Presentations April 7 ORAL HISTORY PROJECTS DUE: Oral History Written Report hard copy Week 15 PRESENTATIONS Oral History Presentations April 14 ORAL HISTORY PROJECTS Week 16 FINAL EXAM DAY Pick Up Papers LAST DAY OF CLASS

This syllabus is a general guide. Should the syllabus change, you will be notified ahead of time. If you miss class, it is your responsibility to find out what you missed.