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Name
  
Canter Jr.


Role
  
Author

Books
  
Florida's Peace River fron, Laborers in the Vineyard, Tampa before the Civil War, Florida's Black Public Off, Ossian Bingley Hart

Lunch n Learn Canter Brown on Spessard Holland


Canter Brown, Jr. is a historian, professor and author. He was born in Fort Meade, Florida and earned his degrees at Florida State University. He has taught at Florida A&M University and has worked at Fort Valley State University in Fort Valley, Georgia.

Brown has written on Florida and southern United States history, including Florida's Peace River Frontier (Orlando, 1991, earning him the Florida Historical Society's Rembert W. Patrick Award, and Ossian Bingley Hart: Florida's Loyalist Reconstruction Governor (Baton Rouge, 1997), winner of the Certificate of Commendation of the American Association of State and Local History.

He also wrote:

  • The Supreme Court of Florida, 1917-1972 (2007) co-authored with Walter Manley
  • None Could Have Richer Memories: Polk County Since 1940 (Tampa, 2004)
  • In the Midst of All That Makes Life Worth Living: Polk County to 1940 (Tallahassee, 2001) an
  • Laborers in the Vineyard of the Lord: The Beginnings of the AME Church in Florida, 1865-1895 (Gainesville, 2001) with Larry E. Rivers.
  • Cracker Times and Pioneer Lives: The Florida Reminiscences of George Gillett Keen and Sarah Pamela Williams (Columbia, 2000) with James M. Denham
  • The Supreme Court of Florida and Its Predecessor Courts, 1821-1917 (1998) co-authored with Walter Manley
  • Florida's Black Public Officials, 1867-1924 (Tuscaloosa, 1998)
  • Fort Meade, 1849-1900 (Tuscaloosa, 1995)

    • References

    Canter Brown, Jr. Wikipedia
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