History & Politics
Derek Boyd Hankerson has been actively engaged in government and politics for 37 years and started his career with the Reagan-Bush 1984 presidential campaign. At the age of 18, he first served as staff on the Reagan-Bush ’84 in the political division in Washington D.C. and then worked with “African-Americans for Regan-Bush.” Mr. Hankerson is a faculty member who conducts primary research, a world traveler, and a published author and filmmaker. He gives presentations and lectures on accurate American history including the African and Spanish Diaspora and the great migration of Africans in the New World. He also presents on Florida’s rich, maritime and multi-cultural past, international history, and government politics. Mr. Hankerson serves as Producer of Hankerson and Henry and Beatrice-Boyd Productions, an independent film and digital production company located in St. Johns and Palm Beach County. Mr. Hankerson is a graduate of the University of Maryland and received a B.A. in government and politics. He received his M.A. in management and leadership from Webster University.
Forgotten Florida History
Gullah Geechee Corridor
Explore forgotten Florida history in this special one-time lecture. This class will highlight five centuries of minority contributions to Florida from West Africans known as Gullah Geechee. This group of West Africans merged with Native American tribes and became known as Seminoles. The Seminole are the only unconquered tribe. This same group also created the original Underground Railroad headed south to Spanish Florida, created some of the first forts, militias and maroon communities pre-mass immigration!
Derek Boyd Hankerson is a faculty member, world traveler, and documentary filmmaker who has produced four films on accurate American history. These films have aired nationally and on PBS. Mr. Hankerson is a graduate of the University of Maryland with a B.A. in government and politics, and Webster University with an M.A. in management and leadership. He has been actively engaged in government and politics for 36 years. At the age of eighteen, he started his career with the Reagan-Bush 1984 Presidential Campaign in Washington, DC and worked with “African-Americans for Reagan-Bush.” Mr. Hankerson’s great-great-grandfather, Rev., J.P. Hankerson, was a free man before the Civil War. He was President of the Florida General Baptist Convention for two terms from 1894–1899 and 1903–1909. During that time, the Florida General Baptist Convention worked with the freeman’s bureau to educate newly freed slaves and poor whites. Rev., J.P. Hankerson, and others, were instrumental in establishing the Florida Bible Institute, which later became Florida Memorial University, located in Miami. Mr. Hankerson’s great-grandfather, Rev., J.H. Hankerson, graduated from the Florida Bible Institute with a degree in theology. Rev., J.H. was one of the first Black Post Masters in the state of Florida and was appointed by President Woodrow Wilson from February 9, 1915–June 10, 1918 as the first Black Postmaster of St. Johns County. St. Johns and Escambia County were the first counties established in Florida on July 2, 1821.
Register Early! There is a $5 charge for registering on the day of a one-time lecture or event.
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| Course # F1R7 — One Time Event
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| Place: | Auditorium, Lifelong Learning Complex, Jupiter Campus |
| Dates: | Thursday, December 8 2022 |
| Time: | 12 - 1:30 PM |
| Fee: | $30 / member; $35 / non-member |
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