Democracy in Florida: A Work in Progress with Dr. Steve Noll

Date and Time

Friday Jun 7, 2024
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT

Location

Democracy in Florida: A Work in Progr...

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Description

Dr. Noll examines the history of democracy in Florida from Spanish colony to the present day, exploring how people have worked to improve the democratic process and ensure that all people get the chance to have their voice and vote heard. He is Instructional Professor in the University of Florida’s History department.

Steve Noll is a master lecturer in the history department at the University of Florida, where

he received his PhD in 1991. He is the Program Scholar for the "Voices and Votes: Democracy in America" Museum on Main Street/Smithsonian exhibition.

Dr. Noll taught special education in the public schools of

Alachua County for 28 years before moving over full-time to UF in 2004. Dr. Noll has written

extensively on general Florida history as well as more specialized subjects ranging from

Florida environmental policy, the ill-fated Cross Florida Barge Canal, and the disability rights

movement of the 1970s.

“Voices and Votes: Democracy in America” is part of Museum on Main Street, a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and Florida Humanities. Support for the local exhibition and programming was provided through a grant from Florida Humanities with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of Florida Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.