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History Books Published by Randy Jaye
History Books Published by Randy Jaye are available in some libraries and available for online purchase.
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History Books Written by Randy Jaye
Florida Flashpoints
Extraordinary Moments from Spanish Colony to the Space Age
When Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León landed in Florida in 1513, the world was changed forever. Florida has been an influential center for many important historic events, including clashes of European empires, Indian wars, civil rights struggles and the Cold War–era space race to the moon. Other remarkable, lesser-known historic episodes include the Matanzas Massacre, the Land Boom and Bust of the 1920s and several major election issues. These incidents not only shaped the state, they also influenced the development and helped structure the identity of the entire nation. Author Randy Jaye leads readers through an exciting journey spanning more than five hundred years of Florida’s history.
Florida Prohibition: Corruption, Defiance & Tragedy
Prohibition is recognized as the most unpopular law in U.S. history. It was so unpopular at the time that some Floridians weren't all too keen on obeying it. Learn how it was instigated by small town Protestants who believed that newer immigrants living in urban areas were immoral because of their emphatic use of alcohol. Prohibition bred corruption, defiance of the law, and hypocrisy as illegal bootlegging, moonshining and rum running replaced legitimate taxpaying industries. Florida actually voted state-wide Prohibition into law before the dreaded 18th amendment to the U.S. Constitution and was the only state to elect a governor from the Prohibition Party. Florida's Bill McCoy "The Real McCoy" founded Rum Row and became an international celebrity as he made a mockery of the U.S. Coast Guard's inability to squelch his innovative rum running operations. Al Capone, the infamous gangster, stayed put in his Miami, Florida home while his henchmen perpetrated the St. Valentine's Day Massacre. Many virtually unknown stories of tragic killings in Florida during Prohibition are also recounted.
Jim Crow Era Propaganda, Artifacts and Upheavals in Florida
The Jim Crow Era (1877 to 1968) has an ugly legacy of racism. Most people who did not live during the Jim Crow Era have little to no idea of its restrictive covenants, literacy tests, poll taxes, lynchings, beatings, and other oppressive features that hampered the economic, educational and political progress of Blacks and other people of color. You are invited to take a journey through the Jim Crow Era where you will learn how racial segregation became an integral part of American society, how it survived for almost 100 years, and how it was dismantled by the modern Civil Rights Movement. Many of the racial stereotypes, propaganda techniques and artifacts used to oppress Blacks and other people of color are explained and exposed. It’s time to learn about this dark chapter in American history so something like it can never happen again.
Perseverance: Episodes of Black History from the Rural South
This book was inspired because many aspects of black history in many parts of the rural South are both underappreciated and under documented. Many of the local episodes of black history in this presentation occurred in Flagler County, Florida and are excellent microcosms of black history from the rural south. Journey through various episodes of black history from the rural South featuring local historical adventures weaved into broader national and international events that span from the European Invasion of the New World, the Plantation-era South, the American Civil War, Jim Crow laws, the two World Wars, the Civil Rights Movement and beyond.
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