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Influential Black individuals
Blanche Armwood
Blanche Armwood was a pioneer in Florida education. Learn about her incredible life and career.
You can view a bust of Blanche Armwood on the Historical Monumnet Trail along Tampa's Riverwalk. Her is located at marker number 28,
| American African Registery
| Hillsborough County Public Library
| 新澳门六合彩内幕信息Scholar Commons
| Fox 13 Tampa Bay
| WFTS Tampa Bay News
| Hillsborough County Newsroom
Robert W. Saunders, Sr.
Robert "Bob" W. Saunders, Sr. was leading civil rights activist in Florida and former leader of the NAACP. Learn more about his extraordinary life.
Remembering Robert W. Saunders, Sr.
Robert W. Saunders, Sr. Public Library Demolition
Fred Hearns鈥� memory of the Robert W. Saunders, Sr., Public Library
Fred Hearns' memory of the Robert W. Saunders, Sr., Public Library from Library History Roadshow on Vimeo.
| Hillsborough County Public Library
| Tampa Bay Times
| 新澳门六合彩内幕信息Digital Collection
Madame Fortune Taylor
A former slave, business owner and community leader. She amassed more than 30 acres of land along the eastern bank of the Hillsborough River in the 1800s, Fortune Taylor was a true Tampa pioneer.