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Led by top scholars, writers, and artists, Florida Conversations explores everything from history, art, and architecture to politics, archeology, and literature.

August 30, 6:30 p.m. – “Keys to the Kingdom: An Insider’s Knowledge of International Espionage” with Senator Bob Graham

September 24, 2p.m. – “The Adventures of Charlie Pierce: True Life Stories About a Young Florida Explorer” featuring Harvey E. Oyer III

October 26, 6:30 p.m. – “Confronting the Rabble Rousers: The Fight Against White Extremism during the Civil Rights Movement” with Clive Web

December 1, 6:30 p.m. – “Hidden Seminoles: Julian Dimock’s Historic Florida Photographs” with Jerald Milanich

January 26, 6:30 p.m. – “Cypress Gardens: America’s Tropical Wonderland” with Lu Vickers

February 22, 6:30 p.m. – “After Oprah: A Historian Reflects on Freedom Riders in the National Limelight” with Ray Arsenault

March 20, 6:30 p.m. – “Breaking Barriers: Female Public Servants Who Have Shaped the Tampa Bay Area” Betty Castor, moderator

April 19, 6:30 p.m. - "Selling the Sunshine State: A Celebration of Florida Advertising" with Tim Hollis

May 10, 6:30 p.m. – “Salvaging the Real Florida: Lost and Found in the State of Dreams” with Bill Belleville

Florida Conversations is free and open to the public. It is underwritten by the Tampa Bay History Center Endowment Fund at USF. The series is co-sponsored by the USF Libraries Florida Studies Center and the Tampa Bay History Center. More information and driving directions: (813) 228-0097 or http://flasc.lib.usf.edu