The free, permanent display at Robert W. Saunders Sr. Public Library highlights the evolution of region's Civil Rights movement and Black history

Did you know that Ella Fitzgerald wrote the popular 1930s song "A-Tisket, A-Tasket" while a guest at the Jackson House in Tampa? Perhaps you'll also be surprised to learn that about 100 years ago, Tampa had over 40 Black churches.

Hillsborough County's Black history and the region's role in the Civil Rights movement is on permanent display at the Robert W. Saunders Sr. Public Library.

Read more about the permanent display at Saunders Library.

Article Image Caption: This photo of children at Tampa's Dobyville Elementary School in 1963 is featured in the Robert W. Saunders Sr. Public Library permanent exhibit. (Courtesy, Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System)
Posted: 7/15/2025, 1:42:42 PM