Author Archives: Kartik Krishnaiyer
DeSantis’ gamble: On “Vaccine Passports” and non-domestic tourism
Governor DeSantis’ dug in position in preventing private industry from taking measures to protect their customers in the wake of a pandemic that continues to kill Floridians in great numbers (now over 36,000 dead and growing every day) threatens the long-term health of Florida’s economy. The Governor’s centralized statist approach – where State Government (led […]
The Florida Squeeze launches TFS + and TFS + Pro via Patreon with enhanced features
We have launched a Patreon site with two tiers which will give additional content to subscribers. The current site and features will remain free always, however we will offer additional content on Patreon. Two tiers will be offered for supporters of the site – $3/month and $5/month. Each week we will offer additional written and […]
Nathaniel Reed Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refugee (videos and photos)
In recent years, the Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refugee was renamed for the late Nat Reed who we spoke out about extensively on our podcast interview with Michael Grunwald, The refuge is a natural treasure where sand dunes and other hills as well as a lush vegetation border the Indian River Lagoon in Martin County. […]
Fort Mose and the first underground railroad – Freedom in Florida Part 1
On this week’s Florida History Podcast we discuss Fort Mose and runaway slaves to 17th and 18th Century Spanish Florida. The period from 1693 to 1739 is covered in this week’s podcast. It is the first in a series of podcasts on the “first underground railroad” which came not to Canada but to Florida. Below […]
Will DeSantis Statism define a new successful Florida GOP electoral strategy?
This past week Governor Ron DeSantis signed a piece of legislation effectively dictating to technology companies that they cannot regulate their own platforms for business when politicians are impacted. In other words, free enterprise and media is choked by the need for those who are in power to communicate. When I was growing up we […]
New podcast series: Freedom in Florida, the first underground railroad, 1693-1818
Beginning this Tuesday on the Florida History Podcast we begin a series on African-Americans escaping to freedom in Florida beginning in the 1690’s. Spanish Florida had been a thriving colony in the early 1600’s but beginning around 1650, measles outbreaks, raids from the English, the French and from Pirates began weakening the mission-based economy of […]
Fort Mose II: The second free African-American settlement in the current US.
In recent years as the experience of African-Americans in North America has become a serious topic for historians to explore, more emphasis has been placed on Fort Mose, which in 1738 became the first free African-American settlement in what is now the United States. Next week on The Florida History Podcast we will discuss the […]
January 1838 Battles of Loxahatchee site
In a future Florida History Podcast we will discuss the two January 1838 battles near the Loxahatchee River that took place in the Second Seminole War. Below is a video taken at the battlefield site. The video is silent but scans the site and focuses on markers that tell the history better than any narrator […]
Walking Andrew Young Crossing in St Augustine – Civil Rights Icon honored
We’ve discussed the critical importance of Martin Luther King Jr’s St Augustine campaign many times in the past. In 2011, the City of St Augustine dedicated a memorial to the steps taken by one of King’s right-hand men, future Congressman, UN Ambassador and Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young. Here is a short video on Young and […]
Hernando De Soto marches through Florida
Hernando De Soto became the first European to explore deep into the mainland of the current United States. Landing on Florida’s west coast in 1539, De Soto made his way through Florida in 1539 and 1540. On this week’s Florida History Podcast we discuss De Soto’s exploration of the peninsula and panhandle areas of present […]
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