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CUBAN REFUGEES IN MIAMI: PATTERNS OF ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL ADJUSTMENT
Title
CUBAN REFUGEES IN MIAMI: PATTERNS OF ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL ADJUSTMENT.
Creator
DARASZ, KATHY ANN., Florida Atlantic University, Mohl, Raymond A.
Abstract/Description
Since 1959, Cuban refugees have transformed the economic and political structure of the Miami metropolitan area. Refugees have been successful in their employment and housing pursuits, although they have often been in competition with Miami's Blacks. However, by strengthening the local economy, Cuban refugees have ultimately benefited the entire metropolitan area. This infrastructure of the Cuban community has promoted economic success, but it has also altered refugee economic assimilation...
Show moreSince 1959, Cuban refugees have transformed the economic and political structure of the Miami metropolitan area. Refugees have been successful in their employment and housing pursuits, although they have often been in competition with Miami's Blacks. However, by strengthening the local economy, Cuban refugees have ultimately benefited the entire metropolitan area. This infrastructure of the Cuban community has promoted economic success, but it has also altered refugee economic assimilation into the American mainstream. Cuban refugees also dramatically altered metropolitan Miami's political structure. Participation in exile politics at first slowed political assimilation, but by the seventies naturalized Cubans began to participate in American electoral politics. The growth of Cuban- American voting has Cubanized local politics, particularly in Miami and Hialeah.
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Date Issued
1982
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14127
Subject Headings
Ionesco, Eugène--Criticism and interpretation
Format
Document (PDF)
Belt of blight: Public policy and housing segregation in Palm Beach County, 1960-1986
Title
Belt of blight: Public policy and housing segregation in Palm Beach County, 1960-1986.
Creator
Lands, LeeAnn Bishop., Florida Atlantic University, Mohl, Raymond A.
Abstract/Description
In this study, public documents, zoning maps, and government correspondence are used to examine how local, state, and federal housing policy maintained segregated and blighted low-income housing along Palm Beach County's I-95 corridor. Since the 1960s, federal housing subsidies were cut and responsibility for provision of affordable housing devolved upon local officials. Additionally, state officials were stagnated by discussions of the role of government in the provision of affordable...
Show moreIn this study, public documents, zoning maps, and government correspondence are used to examine how local, state, and federal housing policy maintained segregated and blighted low-income housing along Palm Beach County's I-95 corridor. Since the 1960s, federal housing subsidies were cut and responsibility for provision of affordable housing devolved upon local officials. Additionally, state officials were stagnated by discussions of the role of government in the provision of affordable housing. At the local level, land-use patterns and ineffective use of federal programs prevented the expansion of housing opportunities for minorities and the poor, thereby maintaining racial and socioeconomic segregation.
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Date Issued
1995
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15194
Subject Headings
Housing policy--Florida--Palm Beach County, Poor--Housing--Florida--Palm Beach County, Urban policy--Florida--Palm Beach County, Palm Beach County (Fla)--Housing
Format
Document (PDF)
Miami's second ghetto
Title
Miami's second ghetto.
Creator
Van Dyke, Teresa B., Florida Atlantic University, Mohl, Raymond A.
Abstract/Description
The purpose of this thesis is to examine the social and institutional forces that created the second ghetto in Miami during the three decades following World War II. During this period, Miami's inner-city ghetto was razed and a new ghetto, sanctioned by federal and local legislation and agencies, was established in the northwest section of Dade County. The northwest section, which contained a few black enclaves in 1945, was transformed into a sprawling black ghetto by 1960. The transition of...
Show moreThe purpose of this thesis is to examine the social and institutional forces that created the second ghetto in Miami during the three decades following World War II. During this period, Miami's inner-city ghetto was razed and a new ghetto, sanctioned by federal and local legislation and agencies, was established in the northwest section of Dade County. The northwest section, which contained a few black enclaves in 1945, was transformed into a sprawling black ghetto by 1960. The transition of the area from predominantly white to black produced racial conflicts that erupted into violence as the white majority tried to uphold segregation in Miami. In 1980, 85 percent of Dade County's African American population resided in the northwest section. This did not happen by accident; Miami's second ghetto was shaped, maintained, and reinforced through government policy, the real estate industry, and racial prejudice.
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Date Issued
1994
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15047
Subject Headings
African Americans--Housing--Florida--Miami--History, Miami (Fla)--Race relations--History, Housing policy--Florida--Miami--History, Discrimination in housing--Florida--Miami--History
Format
Document (PDF)
NASSAU AND BLOCKADE-RUNNING: 1861-1865
Title
NASSAU AND BLOCKADE-RUNNING: 1861-1865.
Creator
TINKER, KEITH LAMONT., Florida Atlantic University, Mohl, Raymond A.
Abstract/Description
This thesis examines blockade-running through Nassau during the American Civil War. The initial chapters examine the blockade of Confederate ports, and wartime blockade-running, 1861-1865. The concluding chapter summarizes the decline of blockade-running through Nassau. The argument of this thesis is that blockade-running through Nassau produced a tremendous increase in trade, with consequent increases in the price of consumer goods, in wages, and in the crime rate. With the decline of...
Show moreThis thesis examines blockade-running through Nassau during the American Civil War. The initial chapters examine the blockade of Confederate ports, and wartime blockade-running, 1861-1865. The concluding chapter summarizes the decline of blockade-running through Nassau. The argument of this thesis is that blockade-running through Nassau produced a tremendous increase in trade, with consequent increases in the price of consumer goods, in wages, and in the crime rate. With the decline of blockade-running, prices of commodities, wages, and the crime rate reverted to pre-Civil War conditions.
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Date Issued
1982
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14117
Subject Headings
Blockade, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Blockade, Nassau (Bahamas)--History
Format
Document (PDF)
PORTUGUESE IN AMERICA
Title
THE PORTUGUESE IN AMERICA.
Creator
WOLFORTH, SANDRA KNIGHT., Florida Atlantic University, Mohl, Raymond A.
Abstract/Description
This thesis examines the history of Portuguese immigration to the United States. The ditferences in time and place of immigration are delineated; the adaptation of the Portuguese in New England and California is described. The methods of assimilation of the Portuguese immigrants are explained in light of the discrimination which they faced, especially in the Northeast. Some conclusions are drawn about the direction of further Portuguese immigration and assimilation under the pressure of an...
Show moreThis thesis examines the history of Portuguese immigration to the United States. The ditferences in time and place of immigration are delineated; the adaptation of the Portuguese in New England and California is described. The methods of assimilation of the Portuguese immigrants are explained in light of the discrimination which they faced, especially in the Northeast. Some conclusions are drawn about the direction of further Portuguese immigration and assimilation under the pressure of an intense new wave of arrivals since 1965.
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Date Issued
1976
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13833
Subject Headings
Portuguese Americans
Format
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PRE - NEW DEAL CAREER OF FRANCES PERKINS, 1880-1932
Title
THE PRE - NEW DEAL CAREER OF FRANCES PERKINS, 1880-1932.
Creator
THOMPSON, CATHY ROSANN., Florida Atlantic University, Mohl, Raymond A.
Abstract/Description
This thesis examines the career of Frances Perkins prior to her appointment as Secretary of Labor in 1933. Historians have generally ignored these early years. Yet it was during this time that many of her truly dynamic ideas and programs emerged. Perkins' background is traced from her school days through her tenure with the Consumers' League, the New York State Factory Investigating Commission, and the New York State Industrial Commission. The influence of progressivism on her thought is also...
Show moreThis thesis examines the career of Frances Perkins prior to her appointment as Secretary of Labor in 1933. Historians have generally ignored these early years. Yet it was during this time that many of her truly dynamic ideas and programs emerged. Perkins' background is traced from her school days through her tenure with the Consumers' League, the New York State Factory Investigating Commission, and the New York State Industrial Commission. The influence of progressivism on her thought is also discussed. An attempt is made to illustrate that the New Deal was not a new deal for Frances Perkins, but rather a logical step forward in the program for social justice she had promoted throughout her career.
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Date Issued
1975
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13742
Subject Headings
Perkins, Frances,--1882-1965, Industrial relations--United States--History, Women in politics--United States--Biography
Format
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Picketing in paradise: The garment, laundry, and hotel workers' unions in 1950s Miami, Florida
Title
Picketing in paradise: The garment, laundry, and hotel workers' unions in 1950s Miami, Florida.
Creator
Jurkovic, Maria., Florida Atlantic University, Mohl, Raymond A.
Abstract/Description
Miami's economic and demographic boom of the post-World War Two years attracted many workers to south Florida. In this tourist town on the South's periphery, the service sector industries played an important role. Hotel, restaurant, and laundry workers provided services to the tourists and many new residents. But manufacturing, such as in the garment industry, also expanded in the Miami area. Labor unions followed the workers to south Florida. But they encountered a hostile environment in a ...
Show moreMiami's economic and demographic boom of the post-World War Two years attracted many workers to south Florida. In this tourist town on the South's periphery, the service sector industries played an important role. Hotel, restaurant, and laundry workers provided services to the tourists and many new residents. But manufacturing, such as in the garment industry, also expanded in the Miami area. Labor unions followed the workers to south Florida. But they encountered a hostile environment in a "right to work" state. Nonetheless, the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU), the Laundry Workers International Union (LWIU), and the Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees and Bartenders International Union (HERE) made a difference in Miami, facilitating its transition from a south tourist town to the multicultural international city of today. Labor historians, though, have ignored Miami's interesting labor history, perhaps because it does not represent a typical southern workplace. This thesis is an attempt to draw scholarly attention to Miami and its workers. Florida labor history is a "new frontier," but should not remain so.
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Date Issued
1995
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15132
Subject Headings
Laundry workers--Labor unions--Florida--Miami--History, Hotels--Employees--Labor unions--Florida--Miami--History, Clothing workers--Labor unions--Florida--Miami--History, Labor unions--Laundry workers--Florida--History, Labor unions--Hotel employees--Florida--History, Labor unions--Clothing workers--Florida--History, Labor--Florida--Miami--History
Format
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black struggle for political and Civil Rights in Broward County, 1943-1989
Title
The black struggle for political and Civil Rights in Broward County, 1943-1989.
Creator
Kelleher, Richard V., Florida Atlantic University, Mohl, Raymond A.
Abstract/Description
During the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s, Broward County blacks established their place in the ranks of freedom fighters. The Supreme Court decision of 1944 in the case of Smith v. Allright opened the door for the black community to become involved in the political process. Jim Crow laws were eliminated throughout the south. Other covert barriers are now being overcome. At-large elections that prevent black representation are being overturned. Annexation of black neighborhoods has still...
Show moreDuring the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s, Broward County blacks established their place in the ranks of freedom fighters. The Supreme Court decision of 1944 in the case of Smith v. Allright opened the door for the black community to become involved in the political process. Jim Crow laws were eliminated throughout the south. Other covert barriers are now being overcome. At-large elections that prevent black representation are being overturned. Annexation of black neighborhoods has still not been accomplished to any great extent. As a result, thousands of Broward's black residents have no voice in municipal government. Qualified black residents are not registering to vote in numbers that reflect their population. Despite fair housing legislation, discrimination in housing is rampant. Police departments have yet to meet agreed quotas of black officers under federal consent decrees. Overt racism is not an acceptable attitude today, but covert racism is alive and well.
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Date Issued
1990
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14610
Subject Headings
African Americans--Civil rights--Florida--Broward County--History--20th century, Political rights--Florida--Broward County--History--20th century, Civil rights--Florida--Broward County--History--20th century, Broward County (Fla)--Race relations
Format
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WORKING WOMEN IN AMERICA, 1870 TO 1914: A STUDY OF ATTITUDES AND OPINIONS
Title
WORKING WOMEN IN AMERICA, 1870 TO 1914: A STUDY OF ATTITUDES AND OPINIONS.
Creator
YATES, BARBARA JANE., Florida Atlantic University, Mohl, Raymond A.
Abstract/Description
This thesis is an examination of the attitudes toward and the opinions about working women in America from 1870 to 1914. It is concerned with the general areas of occupations, wages and working conditions, labor legislation affecting women, and trade unionism among women.
Date Issued
1972
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13523
Subject Headings
Women--Employment--United States--History
Format
Document (PDF)
GERMANS IN GUATEMALA DURING WORLD WAR II
Title
THE GERMANS IN GUATEMALA DURING WORLD WAR II.
Creator
CLIFFORD, SHARON YVONNE., Florida Atlantic University, Mohl, Raymond A.
Abstract/Description
This thesis examines the history of the influential Ge rman colony in Guatemala and the deportation of the Germans to United States detention camps and nationalization of their properties during World War II. Material is included on the historical, economic, and political factors which made the presence of a powerful German colony in Guatemala intolerable to the United States and which led to the strong measures taken against the colony during the war.
Date Issued
1974
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13680
Subject Headings
Germans--Guatemala, National socialism, United States--Foreign relations--Guatemala, Guatemala--Foreign relations--United States
Format
Document (PDF)
MARY VAN KLEECK: A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH AND ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF HER WRITINGS (INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH, WOMEN WORKERS)
Title
MARY VAN KLEECK: A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH AND ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF HER WRITINGS (INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH, WOMEN WORKERS).
Creator
MOORE, DAHRL ELIZABETH., Florida Atlantic University, Mohl, Raymond A.
Abstract/Description
Mary van Kleeck (1883-1972) began her social work career with investigations into the conditions of women's work. This led to her concern for all workers. She widened her scope into research in industrial conditions for all workers as director of Industrial Studies with the Russell Sage Foundation. She was a woman in the man's world of industrial research and respected for the professionalism and impartiality she brought to her work. Her writings reflect her varied interests: concern for...
Show moreMary van Kleeck (1883-1972) began her social work career with investigations into the conditions of women's work. This led to her concern for all workers. She widened her scope into research in industrial conditions for all workers as director of Industrial Studies with the Russell Sage Foundation. She was a woman in the man's world of industrial research and respected for the professionalism and impartiality she brought to her work. Her writings reflect her varied interests: concern for women workers, need for economic planning, cyclic unemployment, and protective legislation for women.
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Date Issued
1986
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14307
Subject Headings
Van Kleeck, Mary,--1883---Biography., Van Kleeck, Mary,--1883---Bibliography., Women social reformers.
Format
Document (PDF)
LITTLE HAITI: THE EVOLUTION OF A COMMUNITY
Title
LITTLE HAITI: THE EVOLUTION OF A COMMUNITY.
Creator
DECKELBAUM, YETTA., Florida Atlantic University, Mohl, Raymond A.
Abstract/Description
Haitians have been leaving their country in significant numbers for many years. These emigrants have not always constituted the same socio-economic classes. The same diversity found in Haiti would often be found in the receiving countries. The area called Little Haiti might be more homogeneous than Haitian enclaves in Montreal or New York, but, here too, there is diversity. The beginnings of this area were vastly different in composition, race, and ethnicity, and the early settlers would most...
Show moreHaitians have been leaving their country in significant numbers for many years. These emigrants have not always constituted the same socio-economic classes. The same diversity found in Haiti would often be found in the receiving countries. The area called Little Haiti might be more homogeneous than Haitian enclaves in Montreal or New York, but, here too, there is diversity. The beginnings of this area were vastly different in composition, race, and ethnicity, and the early settlers would most certainly wonder at the changes which have occurred. Although struggling to overcome many obstacles, Little Haiti is on its way to becoming a viable community. The support systems necessary for continuity are all there: schools, shopping, churches, doctors, lawyers, social services, etc. Whether it will maintain its cultural identity or eventually assimilate with the larger black community remains to be seen. In the meanwhile the Haitians are struggling to surmount obstacles of unemployment, illiteracy, regulation of status, prejudice, and poverty.
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Date Issued
1983
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14164
Subject Headings
Haitians--Florida--Miami
Format
Document (PDF)
Long road to rebellion: Miami's Liberty City riot of 1968
Title
Long road to rebellion: Miami's Liberty City riot of 1968.
Creator
Tscheschlok, Eric G., Florida Atlantic University, Mohl, Raymond A.
Abstract/Description
This thesis examines the circumstances leading to the 1968 ghetto riot in the Liberty City community of Miami, Florida. After placing the Liberty City uprising in national and local contexts, the thesis chronicles race relations and African American living conditions in Miami from the late nineteenth century through the 1960s. The thesis focuses upon major grievances of Miami's black community in the 1960s. These included deplorable housing conditions, economic exploitation, bleak employment...
Show moreThis thesis examines the circumstances leading to the 1968 ghetto riot in the Liberty City community of Miami, Florida. After placing the Liberty City uprising in national and local contexts, the thesis chronicles race relations and African American living conditions in Miami from the late nineteenth century through the 1960s. The thesis focuses upon major grievances of Miami's black community in the 1960s. These included deplorable housing conditions, economic exploitation, bleak employment prospects, racial discrimination, poor police-community relations, and economic competition with Cuban refugees who settled in the Miami area during the 1960s. The thesis argues that the riot in Liberty City constituted a form of African American protest against these factors. In brief, Miami's 1968 ghetto revolt marked an attempt by local black residents to improve their life chances and living standards by demanding empowerment within their own communities and control over the processes that affected their lives.
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Date Issued
1995
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15202
Subject Headings
Riots--Florida--Miami, African Americans--Florida--Social conditions, Miami (Fla)--Race relations--History, Miami (Fla)--Social conditions
Format
Document (PDF)
Millennial thinking and its implications for social reform: Premillennialism in urban America, 1865-1925
Title
Millennial thinking and its implications for social reform: Premillennialism in urban America, 1865-1925.
Creator
Johnson, Dale Walden., Florida Atlantic University, Mohl, Raymond A.
Abstract/Description
A Christian view of the future labelled premillennial dispensationalism developed and replaced postmillennialism in middle nineteenth-century America. Dispensationalism predicts deteriorating conditions, leading to a "rapture" of the true church just prior to the second coming of Christ. After tracing three centuries of millennial thinking in America, this study examines the social reforms sponsored by dispensationalists. Contrary to their escapist, or pessimistic eschatology, selected...
Show moreA Christian view of the future labelled premillennial dispensationalism developed and replaced postmillennialism in middle nineteenth-century America. Dispensationalism predicts deteriorating conditions, leading to a "rapture" of the true church just prior to the second coming of Christ. After tracing three centuries of millennial thinking in America, this study examines the social reforms sponsored by dispensationalists. Contrary to their escapist, or pessimistic eschatology, selected dispensationalists sponsored a variety of reform measures in the middle nineteenth and early twentieth-century America. This study examines the contributions of five remarkable dispensational, social activists: The Reverends A. J. Gordon, A. T. Pierson, W. B. Riley, J. R. Straton and M. A. Matthews. Their activism demonstrates some dispensationalists actively led social reforms in urban America. They successfully balanced an eschatology which argues for a declining culture, while affirming the biblical mandate to care for the impoverished.
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Date Issued
1988
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14490
Subject Headings
Millennialism--United States--History
Format
Document (PDF)
DEALING WITH PROSPERITY AND DEPRESSION: THE INTEREST METHOD IN A COMMUNITY COLLEGE HISTORY UNIT
Title
DEALING WITH PROSPERITY AND DEPRESSION: THE INTEREST METHOD IN A COMMUNITY COLLEGE HISTORY UNIT.
Creator
MOSES, JAMES HENRY., Florida Atlantic University, Mohl, Raymond A.
Abstract/Description
This thesis contends that using the interest method of teaching history motivates learning and maintains the challenge of teaching. The philosophy behind the interest method stems from the conflict between elitist and realist thinking at the community college level. This clash is often reflected in poor student-response and in effective teaching. The interest method integrates the positive points of each philosophy. All student levels are served without sacrificing individual achievement...
Show moreThis thesis contends that using the interest method of teaching history motivates learning and maintains the challenge of teaching. The philosophy behind the interest method stems from the conflict between elitist and realist thinking at the community college level. This clash is often reflected in poor student-response and in effective teaching. The interest method integrates the positive points of each philosophy. All student levels are served without sacrificing individual achievement groups or course material. The instructor's intellectual activity is also stimulated promoting teaching efficiency and enthusiasm. The prosperity and depression decades (1920-1940) are chosen to best illustrate the interest method.
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Date Issued
1971
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13432
Subject Headings
History--Study and teaching., Community colleges.
Format
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Jews of greater Miami: An historical perspective
Title
The Jews of greater Miami: An historical perspective.
Creator
Shaw, Martin., Florida Atlantic University, Mohl, Raymond A.
Abstract/Description
The principal purpose of this thesis is to provide an historical perspective on the Jewish presence in Greater Miami from its beginnings in 1896 to the present. In the early years, Jews were forced to endure widespread anti-Semitism. However, by the 1950's Jewish tenacity largely defeated the exponents of bigotry. Jewish entrepreneurship produced an environment that resulted in world-wide recognition of Miami Beach and its environs as the ultimate winter resort area. During this process,...
Show moreThe principal purpose of this thesis is to provide an historical perspective on the Jewish presence in Greater Miami from its beginnings in 1896 to the present. In the early years, Jews were forced to endure widespread anti-Semitism. However, by the 1950's Jewish tenacity largely defeated the exponents of bigotry. Jewish entrepreneurship produced an environment that resulted in world-wide recognition of Miami Beach and its environs as the ultimate winter resort area. During this process, Miami's Jews built a strong sense of community that revolved around a variety of religious and cultural institutions. By 1975, the Miami area's Jewish population reached 289,210. Since then, an aging population, indifferent leadership, Black militancy, a vast crime increase, and a Hispanic population explosion contributed to a Jewish exodus that brought about a precipitous decline of Jewish population to 202,000. In nine decades, the Jewish presence has gone from spectacular growth to alarming decline.
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Date Issued
1992
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14855
Subject Headings
Jews--Florida--Miami--History, Miami (Fla)--Ethnic relations
Format
Document (PDF)
Spring training in south Florida
Title
Spring training in south Florida.
Creator
Laird, Scott David., Florida Atlantic University, Mohl, Raymond A.
Abstract/Description
As professional baseball came of age in the early 20th Century, teams sought any and every edge over their opponents. No sooner did spring training become the rule, than Florida emerged as the most popular site for the preseason ritual. In the early years, cities hoped to attract a spring training team for the novelty of having big league ballplayers in their midst. Since the 1920s, many south Florida cities have succeeded in attracting major league spring camps. While many of these...
Show moreAs professional baseball came of age in the early 20th Century, teams sought any and every edge over their opponents. No sooner did spring training become the rule, than Florida emerged as the most popular site for the preseason ritual. In the early years, cities hoped to attract a spring training team for the novelty of having big league ballplayers in their midst. Since the 1920s, many south Florida cities have succeeded in attracting major league spring camps. While many of these relationships have withered, several others have flourished. The successful and enduring relationship of the Los Angeles Dodgers with Vero Beach stands out as a model of spring training camps. South Florida cities compete with one another, often at great expense, to host major league spring training. Potential host cities are guided by the perception that spring training brings promotional benefits and tourist revenue. This perception grew as the modern media helped mold the game of baseball into a big business. The accuracy of this perception, however, is debatable.
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Date Issued
1993
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14978
Subject Headings
Baseball--Training, Baseball--Florida--Training--History
Format
Document (PDF)
ETHNIC AND RACIAL CONFLICT IN MIAMI SINCE THE CUBAN INFLUX, 1960-1985 (FLORIDA)
Title
ETHNIC AND RACIAL CONFLICT IN MIAMI SINCE THE CUBAN INFLUX, 1960-1985 (FLORIDA).
Creator
O'HARE, PATRICK JAMES., Florida Atlantic University, Mohl, Raymond A., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of History
Abstract/Description
Miami experienced considerable ethnic and racial tension after the Cuban influx began in 1960. Large numbers of Cuban, and later Haitian immigrants altered the social complexion of the city. During this period of rapid change, the Cuban, Anglo and black communities attempted to improve their standard of living. Economic and political competition created hostility among the ethnic groups. In the twenty-five year period ending in 1985, the groups perceived that the gains of one came at the...
Show moreMiami experienced considerable ethnic and racial tension after the Cuban influx began in 1960. Large numbers of Cuban, and later Haitian immigrants altered the social complexion of the city. During this period of rapid change, the Cuban, Anglo and black communities attempted to improve their standard of living. Economic and political competition created hostility among the ethnic groups. In the twenty-five year period ending in 1985, the groups perceived that the gains of one came at the expense of the others. This attitude spawned ethnic and racial tension that prevented cooperation and adversely affected the social harmony within the city to this day.
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Date Issued
1987
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14419
Subject Headings
History, United States, Sociology, Ethnic and Racial Studies
Format
Document (PDF)