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Black History Month
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The slideshows below highlight spots from a bus tour of Tampa given by historian Fred Hearns.
Brothers tell the story of growing up across from the now shuttered Central Park Village in Tampa.
Video and slideshow: Mt. Pleasant AME Church in Keystone housed a 1920s-era school for black children.
Florida's Black Heritage Trail is made up of sites, buildings and other points of interest that are being preserved as essential parts of the state’s black history. Click the links for site details.
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From The Tribune Archives
A timeline of significant moments in Tampa Bay black history:
- March 9, 1956: Negro Tells Police About His Attack On Bus Driver
- Nov. 14, 1956: Tampa Buses Will Remain Segregated
- March 1, 1960: Negroes In Tampa Sit-Down
- May 18, 1960: Florida Negroes Picket Kress Stockholder Meeting
- June 12, 1967: Negro Rioters Burn, Loot Stores, Hold Hostage
- June 12, 1967: New Violence Breaks Out After Night Of Race Riots
- June 12, 1967: Anger, Fear Grip Negro Community
- June 12, 1977: 'We Black People Don't Have Any Justice'
- June 12, 1977: Bitter Scars Remain 10 Years After Riots
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