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SUMMARY:Florida Conversations: The Heart of the Turf: Racing’s Black Pioneers
DESCRIPTION:Join this season’s Florida Conversations for an exploration of African American history in Thoroughbred racing. This program features Roda Ferraro\, director of the Keeneland Library and curator of The Heart of the Turf: Racing’s Black Pioneers\, a traveling exhibition hosted by the Tampa Bay History Center. \nThrough a talk and audience Q&A\, Ferraro highlights the lives and careers of African American horsemen and women from the mid-1800s to today. From nationally celebrated jockeys and trainers to the skilled caretakers who worked behind the scenes\, the program examines how generations of Black professionals shaped the racing industry across the United States\, often in the face of systemic exclusion. \nFlorida Conversations is free and open to the public. This program is made possible with the support of the USF Foundation\, USF Libraries\, AARP Tampa Bay\, and a generous gift from Shelley Blood. \nFlorida Conversations will be presented in-person\, in TECO Hall at the History Center\, and virtually through Zoom. A recording will be posted on YouTube after the event. \nAbout the Speaker \nRoda Ferraro is director of the Keeneland Library and a curator specializing in the history and culture of Thoroughbred racing. With more than twenty years of experience in library\, museum\, and educational leadership\, her work centers on expanding access to historical collections and amplifying underrepresented narratives within the sport. \nIN-PERSON RSVP ZOOM-SIGN UP
URL:https://tampabayhistorycenter.org/event/florida-conversations-the-heart-of-the-turf-racings-black-pioneers/
LOCATION:Tampa Bay History Center\, 801 Water Street\, Tampa\, FL\, 33602\, United States
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