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Frank N. Schubert, historian with Joint Chiefs 
of Staff, to speak at FSC's Florida Lecture Series

LAKELAND, Fla. (Jan. 20, 2003) - Florida Southern College's Center for Florida History welcomes Dr. Frank N. Schubert, historian with the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, D.C., to the Florida Lecture Series Jan. 30. Schubert will speak on "Seeking David Fagen: the Search for a Black Rebel's Florida Roots." The lecture will start at 7 p.m. in the William M. Hollis Seminar Room on campus. The lecture is free and open to the public.

"We are very pleased to have Dr. Schubert give us an early start on African American History month here at FSC," noted James M. Denham, Director of the FSC Center for Florida History. "Dr. Schubert program's will help kick off a two-day symposium, the Third Annual Symposium/Festival African American Heritage of Peninsular Florida, that continues in Bartow over the weekend, co-sponsored by the Center for Florida History." 

Born in Washington, D.C., Schubert graduated from Howard University, and then earned his master's degree from the University of Wyoming and Ph.D. from the University of Toledo. He served in the United States Army from 1965 to 1968, including one year in Vietnam, where he rose to the rank of captain. He has been a historian in the Department of Defense since 1977 and has been chief of the Joint Operational History Branch in the Joint History Office, Office of the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, since October 1993. Schubert has written extensively on military subjects, including frontier exploration, black soldiers, and military construction, and has lectured at universities in Hungary and Romania. A specialist on buffalo soldiers, he has written several books including "On the Trail of the Buffalo Soldier: Biographies of African-Americans in the U.S. Army, 1866-1917;" "Black Valor: Buffalo Soldiers and the Medal of Honor, 1870-1898;" and "Voices of the Buffalo Soldier: Records, Reports, and Recollections of Military Service in the West," due out in Spring 2003. 

About the Florida Lecture Series 
The Florida Lecture Series, produced by the Center for Florida History, brings speakers to the Lakeland campus who approach the issue of "Florida Life and Culture" from a wide range of disciplines, including history, public affairs, law, sociology, criminology, anthropology, literature, music and art. Its overall objective is to create an opportunity for members of the community, faculty, and student body to listen to, interact with and learn from leading scholars and specialists of the state's history and culture. 

About Florida Southern College
Florida Southern is a four-year, private, co-educational liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The college offers more than 40 undergraduate majors and a master of business administration degree accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Located in Lakeland, Fla., the college is home to the largest, single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in the world. 

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