In 2020,  the USF Libraries embarked on a project to leverage collections that document the African American community. As part of our efforts, we designed a portal that would highlight and share the stories of individuals, families, business, and communities preserved as part of the state’s long history and made available in Special Collections on the Tampa and St. Petersburg campuses.

The portal you are visiting is just the beginning of a long-term project to highlight current and future materials that contribute to conversations about the African American experience in Florida. We look forward to preserving and sharing those stories with you.