New exhibit digs into Tampa Bay's Black history

• The exhibit also documents the era of enslavement through the Civil War and brings more recent stories to life with interactive displays and local artifacts.

Zoom in: "Travails and Triumphs" digs into the origins of the Central Avenue business district, the main business and recreation center for Tampa's African American community through the 1960s.

• Many of the city's Black professionals and businesses, including its first Black-run newspaper The Florida Reporter, were anchored there — a crucial part of Black life in Tampa Bay during segregation.

Go deeper: Read more about the district