Notable historian and MDC faculty member Paul George, Ph.D. will teach the class, which will include classroom lectures; visits to historical libraries, repositories and exhibits; video and slide presentations; and tours of Greater Miami’s historic neighborhoods.
During the 16-week course, students will learn about the Bahamian settlers who developed Coconut Grove; the Homesteading Era; the Julia Tuttle and Henry Flagler pact and the entry of the Florida East Coast Railway; the impact of the Great Depression on South Florida; the back story of Miami’s historic places and other pioneers; the Tequesta Indians’ significance to the city of Miami, and the Seminole wars; the roaring 1920’s and the great real estate boom of the 1920’s; Key West’s role in the region’s history; the Depression Era in Miami and South Florida; the Cuban refugee success story; Miami’s emergence as an international city; and much more.
This course accounts for three credits toward teacher re-certification.
George is widely recognized by the media and the South Florida community as the region’s foremost historian.