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Black History

Near The Cross: Tampa’s First Black Churches

In spite of being enslaved, Black people in Tampa formed a church in 1863–Mt. Sinai African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church–located in the Scrub. In the following decades, other Black congregations 

Black Roots: From Dobyville to College Hill

Join us for a discussion with friends and neighbors who lived in 1960s Tampa during segregation. We’ll also watch a clip from the documentary film “The Tampa Technique.” Black people 

An Evening with Bernard LaFayette Jr.

From Ybor City’s red clay brick-paved streets to Pennsylvania Avenue and our nation’s capitol, Reverend Dr. Bernard LaFayette Jr. has played a crucial role in advancing the Civil Rights Movement. 

Juneteenth: A Free Day

Freedom finally came on June 19, 1865, when some 2,000 Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas. The army announced that the more than 250,000 enslaved black people in the 

Florida Emancipation Day Celebration

On Saturday, May 20, join us for a special celebration on Chinsegut Hill Historic Site grounds as we recognize Florida Emancipation Day.