‘So you think Florida is not part of the Deep South, huh?’
In 1951, Samuel Shepherd and Walter Irvin, part of the Groveland Four, were shot by…
Civil Rights Movement
ASALH’s seventh annual Black History Month celebration featured award-winning filmmaker
Filmmaker Valerie Scoon discussed her award-winning documentary at ASALH’s Black…
‘A Visual History of Civil Rights & Social Change in Pinellas County,’ Part 3
Like many other public spaces, Black people were not allowed to sit on St. Pete’s…
‘A Visual History of Civil Rights & Social Change in Pinellas County,’ Part 2
During Jim Crow St. Petersburg, Mercy Hospital was the only hospital that would serve…
Segregated Sand: Florida’s Beaches in the Civil Rights Movement
With more than 1,300 miles of coastline, Black Floridians had to contend with the issue…
The end of Reconstruction and its continuing effects
The debate over Reconstruction and the Freedmen’s Bureau was nationwide. This 1866…
Askia Muhammad Aquil receives key to the city
Mayor Rick Kriseman presented Askia Muhammad Aquil with the key to the city on March 18…
Recapturing the social identity of the Black church
Outside of a Black church in Little Rock, Ark., 1935 BY REV. PIERRE LOOMIS WILLIAMS,…
Benches, Beaches & Boycotts—the Civil Rights Movement in Tampa Bay
Black people were only allowed in downtown St. Petersburg except to go to work. Dr. Ralph…
Then and now: USF St. Petersburg professors weigh in on historic parallels of the BLM Movement
The 1963 March on Washington participants and leaders marching from the Washington…
Harry Lee, Willie Mae and Fannie Lou: ‘Lest we forget’
BY GOLIATH J. DAVIS, III, PH.D., Contributor ST. PETERSBURG — I am asked why I am…
Opening reception of local Civil Rights Movement exhibition
Panelist Fred Hearns, Gwendolyn Reese and Victoria Oldham discussed the Civil Rights…
Civil rights legend visits St. Pete
Ernest Patton, Jr. and Rev. Jana Hall-Perkins, senior pastor of McCabe United Methodist…
1968: A pivotal year of change
Robert Kennedy and Rev. Walter E. Fauntroy toured the damages after days of rioting in…
His death and its meaning
By Attorney Jacqueline Hubbard, President, ASALH Most of us can remember where we were…
Voting barriers in the 21st century
Civil rights advocates protesting against discriminatory voting laws in 1964. BY…
She breaks barriers
Dovey Johnson Roundtree, in 1961, became one of the first women ordained ministers in the…
The ‘Power of Song’ more relevant than ever
BY ALLEN A. BUCHANAN, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG – Most mature adults and seasoned…