FORUM: Beyond the Pages
If any bit of Florida’s history, cultures, literature, or cuisine has piqued your interest, then it’s probably been covered in FORUM, the award-winning magazine of Florida Humanities.
This podcast takes listeners behind the scenes of the stories from current issues and speaks to the writers who bring some of the most fascinating Florida topics to life.
FORUM: Beyond the Pages
Anthony E. Dixon | The Saltwater Railroad | Summer 2025 Issue
Author Anthony Dixon discusses his story, The Saltwater Railroad—the network of routes that helped thousands of escaped slaves find freedom in Florida and the Bahamas.
Anthony E. Dixon is the author of "Up From Incarceration: Dispelling the Myths of the Thug Life", "A Timeline of the African Diaspora Experience in Florida" and "Florida's Negro War: Black Seminoles and the Second Seminole War 1835-1842."
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