Afro-Caribbean Migration to Florida
1-Time Lecture | This class is completed
This program will examine the migration and settlement patterns of the various Afro-Caribbean peoples who made Florida their home and their contributions to its history and culture.
Funding for this program 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.
Magdalena Lamarre
Magdalena Lamarre is a retired professor from Miami Dade College (MDC) where she taught History and Sociology. During her tenure, she co-produced three oral history documentaries and was awarded the prestigious MDC Alumni Association Endowed Teaching Chair in 2011 along with the NISOD Excellence Award in 1994 and 2012. She earned her MA in History from SUNY at Stony Brook University and completed her post-graduate studies at the University of Miami and Florida International University in Education and Sociology.