Marvin Dunn Collection

Collection

Identifier: SPC5080

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection contains photographs, manuscripts, newspaper articles, audio-interviews and journal articles dating back to the mid-19th century depicting life for African Americans in South Florida all the way to the present. This addresses racial relations amongst increasing Hispanic emigration, evolution in the legal system and local court houses, demands for fairer educational standards, and acknowledgment of racial bias for crimes against African Americans done by whites.

Dates

Other: Majority of material found within 1843 - 2009

Creator

Dunn, Marvin (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Rights: In copyright. Standardized rights statement: https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/

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Biographical / Historical

Marvin Dunn is a former professor of psychology at Florida International University whose primary research was the identification of effective instructional and behavioral strategies and programs for students at risk and in race relations. His research examines the characteristics of effective schooling practices and intervention strategies for motivating the disinterested and disruptive learner.