The Great Miami Hurricane at 100

About this episode

Revisit the Great Miami Hurricane through its uncertain forecasts, the flooding that preceded it, and the warnings that reached South Florida. This centennial episode examines how rapid development and gaps in the historical record shaped the disaster’s legacy.

It also follows the unequal recovery faced by Miami’s Black community, including dangerous work demanded under threat of arrest—the history remembered as “work or jail.” The episode introduces the photographs, documents, science and personal accounts preserved in this exhibition.