Florida's minority trailblazers : the men and women who changed the face of Florida government / Susan A. MacManus [and three others] ; foreword by David R. Colburn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

MacManus, Susan A., author.

Contributor:

Colburn, David R., writer of foreword.

Series:

Florida government and politics.

Florida Government and Politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Minorities--Political activity--Florida.

Minorities.

Civil rights--Florida--History.

Civil rights.

Legislators--Florida--History.

Legislators.

Judges--Florida--History.

Judges.

Florida--Politics and government.

Florida.

Genre:

History

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (681 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Gainesville, Florida : University of Florida Press, 2017.

Summary:

Drawing primarily from personal interviews, Susan MacManus recounts the stories of fifty-one trailblazers--the first minority men and women, both Democrat and Republican--who were elected or appointed to state legislative, executive, and judicial offices and to Congress since the 1960s.

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Foreword; Preface; List of Contributors; 1. Florida: Population Magnet, Microcosm of America, Trailblazer Incubator; 2. The Risk-Takers: Beating All Odds, Blazing the Trail for Others; 3. Trailblazers: The Florida Legislature-House and Senate; The Florida House of Representatives; Timeline; Frederick Charles Usina, Jr., 1942 (D); Edmond J. Gong, 1963 (D); Elvin L. Martinez, 1966 (D); Maurice A. Ferre, 1967 (D); Joseph M. Martinez, Jr., 1967 (R); Joe Lang Kershaw, 1968 (D).

Gwendolyn "Gwen" Sawyer Cherry, 1970 (D)John "Gus" Plummer, 1980 (R); Ileana Ros, 1982 (R); Roberto Casas, 1982 (R); Humberto J. Cortina, Jr., 1982 (R); Mimi K. McAndrews, 1992 (D); Annie Betancourt, 1994 (D); Frederica S. Wilson, 1998 (D); Phillip J. Brutus, 2000 (D); Edward B. "Ed" Bullard, 2000 (D); Susan Bucher, 2000 (D); John "Q" Quiñones, 2002 (R); Yolly Roberson, 2002 (D); Juan C. Zapata, 2002 (R); Jennifer S. Carroll, 2003 (R); Hazelle P. "Hazel" Rogers, 2008 (D); Ana Rivas Logan, 2010 (R); Ricardo Rangel, 2012 (D); Walter Bryan "Mike" Hill, 2013 (R); The Florida Senate; Timeline.

Louis de la Parte, Jr., 1966 (D)Edmond J. Gong, 1966 (D); Arnett E. Girardeau, 1982 (D); Carrie Meek, 1982 (D); Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, 1986 (R); Roberto Casas, 1988 (R); Javier D. Souto, 1988 (R); Frederica S. Wilson, 2002 (D); Oscar Braynon II, 2011 (D); Darren Soto, 2012 (D); Leadership-Speaker of House; President of Senate; House Speaker Marco Rubio, 2006 (R); Senate President Louis de la Parte, Jr., 1974 (D); 4. Trailblazers: State Executive Offices-Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Cabinet; Timeline; Governor and Lieutenant Governor; Robert "Bob" Martinez, 1986 (R).

Jennifer S. Carroll, 2010 (R)Carlos López-Cantera, 2014 (R); Cabinet; M. Athalie Range, 1971 (D); Jesse J. McCrary, Jr., 1978 (D); Douglas L. "Tim" Jamerson, 1993 (D); 5. Trailblazers: The Florida Supreme Court; Timeline; Justices; Joseph W. Hatchett, 1975; Rosemary Barkett, 1985; Peggy A. Quince, 1998; Raoul G. Cantero III, 2002; Chief Justice: Florida Supreme Court; Leander J. Shaw, Jr., 1990; Rosemary Barkett, 1992; Peggy A. Quince, 2008; Jorge Labarga, 2014; 6. Trailblazers in Congress: U.S. House and U.S. Senate; Timeline; House; Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, 1989 (R); Corrine Brown, 1992 (D).

Lincoln Diaz-Balart, 1992 (R)Alcee L. Hastings, 1992 (D); Carrie Meek, 1992 (D); Mario Diaz-Balart, 2002 (R); Kendrick Meek, 2002 (D); Allen West, 2010 (R); Frederica S. Wilson, 2010 (D); Joe Garcia, 2012 (D); Senate; Melquíades "Mel" Rafael Martinez, 2004 (R); 7. Summary and Reflections: Push Factors at Work in Trailblazers' Lives; Appendix A: Significant Milestones; Florida; Appendix B: Black Members of the House of Representatives and Senators (Florida Legislature); 1960s-2016; Appendix C: Hispanic Members of the House of Representatives and Senators (Florida Legislature); 1800s-2016.

Notes:

Appendix D: Florida Supreme Court.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8130-5964-X

OCLC:

964408809