Knights HistoryCast

(Originally published in 2019 by Holly Baker) Brandon Nightingale talked to Jennifer Anglim Kreder during the 2019 Pauley Speaker Series on Global Affairs about Holocaust Era Art Litigation in the United States. Professor Kreder is Professor of Law at the Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University.

(Originally published in 2019 by Holly Baker) Brandon Nightingale talked to A'Lelia Bundles during the 2019 Dr. John T. Washington Lecture Series about her presentation titled, "Raising Our Voices: Madam C. J. Walker's Legacy of Leadership, Activism, and Education".

A'Lelia Bundles is the great-great granddaughter of the famed Madam CJ Walker, an African-American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and a political activist.

(Current producer's note: The Netflix show that A'Lelia Bundles referred to at 10:18 debuted in 2020 and is still available to stream on Netflix. The show is titled "Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker," starring Octavia Spencer as Madam C.J. Walker.)

(Originally published in 2018 by Holly Baker) The Department of History’s Holly Baker talked with Dr. Zev Garber during the First Annual Judaic Studies Lecture Series. Dr Garber is Professor Emeritus and Chair of Jewish Studies at Los Angeles Valley College. His presentation was called, "A Jewish Response to Jesus: Engaging the Gospels".

(Originally published in 2018 by Holly Baker) The Department of History’s Holly Baker recently talked with Dr. Paul Ortiz, the Director of the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program and Associate Professor of History at the University of Florida. He is also the author of several books. His latest book is An African American and Latinx History of the United States. Dr. Ortiz was one of the presenters at the Sixth Annual Jerrell H. Shofner Lecture Series on Florida Culture and History. The topic was “Reconsidering Reconstruction: Regional, National, and Global Perspectives”.

(Originally published in 2018 by Holly Baker) The Department of History’s Holly Baker recently talked with Dr. K. Stephen Prince, Associate Professor of History at the University of South Florida and author of the book Stories of the South: Race and the Reconstruction of Southern Identity, 1865-1915. Dr. Prince was one of the presenters at the Sixth Annual Jerrell H. Shofner Lecture Series on Florida Culture and History. The topic was “Reconsidering Reconstruction: Regional, National, and Global Perspectives”.

(Originally published in 2018 by Holly Baker) The Department of History’s Holly Baker recently talked with Dorothy Davis about her presentation at the James Weldon Johnson Lecture Series titled, “Lift Every Voice and Sing”: An African Diasporan Interpretation. In her presentation, Dorothy Davis provided an interpretation of the lyrics to "Lift Every Voice and Sing" by discussing the life of her father, Griff Davis: a pioneering African-American photographer, journalist and diplomat.

(Originally published in 2018 by Holly Baker) The Department of History’s Holly Baker recently sat down with Dr. Thomas Madden, Professor of History and Director of the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at Saint Louis University. Dr. Madden gave a lecture at the Pauley Speaker Series on Global Affairs titled, “The New Crusaders: Distorting Medieval Europe’s Holy Wars in Support of Modern Agendas”. In their interview, Dr. Madden talks with Holly about modern distortions of the Medieval Crusades and the misappropriation of its symbols and imagery.

(Originally published in 2018 by Holly Baker) The Department of History’s Dr. Robert Cassanello recently talked with Dr. Alun Williams from the University of Exeter in England. In the interview, they discuss Dr. Simon Barton’s work and career. Dr. Barton joined the Department of History at the University of Central Florida in January of 2017 and suddenly passed away in December of that same year at the age of 55. The Department of History at UCF produced this podcast interview to share the scholarly life and legacy of Simon Barton for those who knew him and for those who never got the chance.

(Originally published in 2018 by Holly Baker) The Department of History’s Dr. Robert Cassanello recently sat down with Dana Chandler, Archivist and Assistant Professor at Tuskegee University in Alabama. In March of 2018, Dana Chandler was a guest lecturer at the University of Central Florida. His lecture was titled, “Lifting the Veil: Tuskegee Archives and Digitization”.

In the interview, Dr. Cassanello talks with Dana Chandler about his efforts to digitally preserve the Tuskegee University archival collection.

(Originally published in 2017 by Holly Baker) The Department of History’s Holly Baker sat down with renowned author and historian, Dr. Gary Mormino, Professor Emeritus of Florida History at the University of South Florida St Petersburg. Dr. Mormino was the guest speaker at the 5th Annual Jerrell H. Shofner Lecture Series on Florida History and Culture. In the interview, Dr. Mormino talks with Holly about Florida between 2000 and 2017, a time he calls “The Age of Fear”.