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Dr. Marvin Dunn is professor emeritus and retired chairperson of the Department of Psychology at Florida Internation al University. Born during the Jim Crow era\, he brings a perspective to b lack history that has been missed\, distorted and minimalized in the past. He co-authored The Miami Riot of 1980: Crossing the Bounds (1984). He aut hored Black Miami in the Twentieth Century (1997)\, A History of Florida: Through Black Eyes (2016) and The Kingsleys (2022). Dr. Dunn is a renowned expert on race and ethnic issues in America and a nationally respected sc holar\, author\, historian\, documentary filmmaker\, and community activis t. He is the founder of the Miami Center for Racial Justice. He lives in M iami Florida. Much of his work can be found on Dunnhistory.com.

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