Allen Temple AME Church was organized in 1891 and moved to the sanctuary at Scott Street and Governor Street in 1910. (Photo: USF Special Collections, Burgert Brothers collection, 1926).
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Founded in 1908 at Howard University, Alpha Kappa Sorority House is the oldest African American women’s sorority in the world! (Photo: Sherri Anderson)
Alpha Kappa Alpha, the nation’s first African American sorority, commemorates its centennial in 2008.
In 1908, nine young women at Howard University courageously began the journey that has culminated in one of the most influential social service organizations in the country.
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Beulah Baptist was founded in 1865 with the assistance of the First Baptist Church of Tampa, Florida. (Photo: Sherri Anderson)
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Booker T. Washington Elementary School dates back to 1925 and was named after the founder of the Tuskegee Institute. The school is adjacent to the Robert Saunders Public Library. (Photo: Sherri Anderson)
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This mural was done in 2003 in honor of business pioneers Moses White, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Joyner, Perry Harvey, Sr., C. Blythe Andrews, Sr. and Watts Sanderson, Sr. Note Cecil White driving FAMU President and Mrs. Gore down Central Avenue during a parade in the 1950’s. This mural was dedicated by Mayor Pam Iorio early in her administration. (Source: Charles "Fred" Hearns) (Photo: Sherri Anderson)
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Home of the Belmont Heights Little League. Baseball greats such as Dwight Gooden, Gary Sheffield, Vance Lovelace, Floyd Youman, Derek Bell, Carl Everett emerged from the Little League that played here.
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The Dr. Walter Smith Library & Resource Center is open to all children and youth in West Tampa as a safe place to complete their homework and benefit from mentoring. (Photo: Sherri Anderson)
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The original stone for the First Baptist Church of West Tampa was laid by the Lilly White Pallbearers. (Photo: Sherri Anderson)
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Established in 1934, Middleton High School was an excellent educational facility for East Tampa’s African American community. (Photo: Middleton H.S. website)
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Founded as Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church in 1893 or perhaps a little earlier, Greater Bethel started with nine members who met in a tent. The membership split in 1903 and the church took its new name. (Photo: Sherri Anderson)
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