Local Black history exhibit tells the story of Black life in the Tampa Bay area

Taking a journey into history to learn more about African American life in the Tampa Bay area is now easier than ever. That’s because the Tampa Bay History Center recently opened an exhibit highlighting Black life in the Tampa Bay area. “So, our new exhibit, Travails & Triumph, tells over five centuries of Black history here in the Tampa Bay area,” said Brad Massey, a historian at the Tampa Bay History Center. The exhibit details Black life in the Tampa Bay area dating back to the 1500s.