Program Description: Stetson Kennedy was a Florida writer\, folklorist and activist who made his home in Fruit Cove\ , South of Mandarin\, at Beluthahatchee. The place was designated a wildli fe sanctuary when he moved there and is now a historical site. As one of t he pioneer \;folklore \;collectors during the first half of the 20 th century\, he is remembered for having infiltrated the \;Ku Klux Kla n. His books include Palmetto Country\, Southern Exposure\, Jim Crow Guide \, and The Klan Unmasked.
\nTim Gilmore is the author of \;The W ilderness and Willie Browne \;(2024) and 23 other books\, including&nb sp\;The Mad Atlas of Virginia King \;and \;Devil in the Baptist Ch urch: Bob Gray&rsquo\;s Unholy Trinity. He&rsquo\;s the creator of \;j axpsychogeo.com\, a 12-year project (so far) that tells more than 800 &ldq uo\;true story portraits&rdquo\; of his hometown. He holds a Ph.D. from th e University of Florida and teaches writing at Florida State College at Ja cksonville\, where four of his plays have been staged. He writes regularly at \;timgilmore.substack.com. He writes about the haunted South and h ow \;the South haunts America.
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