The Year Without Citrus

1977 was a bad year for citrus. It snowed in Miami, and by spring, a nationwide boycott equated Florida oranges with bigotry. How could the industry survive? And how did the Great Freeze lead them to this moment?

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Orange Bird

Florida's Don't Say Gay Bill

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