Central Avenue Walking Tour
Tour "the Harlem of the South," Tampa's Central Avenue district.
Black History
Tampa Bay History
Dobyville: One of Tampa’s forgotten Black neighborhoods
Some find it surprising that Tampa's White elite were not the only people to find a home in Hyde Park during the early years of the neighborhood. Many of Tampa's Black residents lived in the Dobyville section of the neighborhood.
Tampa Bay History
Black business district grew from the roots of segregation
Much has been written about the heyday of the Central Avenue business district, the main business and recreation center for Tampa’s African American community through the 1960s. The story of …
Press Release
Tampa Bay’s newest Black history exhibit opens on Water Street
This expansive exhibit is a first for the Tampa Bay area and will anchor the History Center’s third-floor galleries on Water Street.
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.
Central Avenue Walking Tour
Tour "the Harlem of the South," Tampa's Central Avenue district.
Videos
Tampa’s Longshoremen
In the past, ships filled with everything from bananas to bags of cement had to be loaded and unloaded by hand. It could take scores of men several days to fill or empty one ship.
Videos
Tampa’s Central Avenue and the Scrub
Cheryl Rodriguez, Ph.D., professor at the University of South Florida, shares the history of Tampa's Central Avenue and the Scrub.