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The Fire Within: Rebuilding A Downtown Community

2013

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On January 21, 1991, an arsonist burned the historic Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in downtown Gainesville, Florida.
University of Florida student interns of the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program gathered 13 oral histories of the rebuilding to create this documentary describing the impact of the event. Along with rebuilding the church came a rebuilding of the mission of the church. That story is captured here in this video.