TAMPA — City officials unveiled a historic designation marker that they hoped would be among the first steps in restoring ...
The legacy of Zion Cemetery is being reclaimed this Black History Month as the city and Tampa Housing Authority unveil a ...
The legacy of Zion Cemetery is being reclaimed this Black History Month as the city and Tampa Housing Authority unveil a ...
The site was one of the city's first African American burial grounds.
Just north of Downtown Tampa, under roads, homes and businesses lies a forgotten piece of history: Zion Cemetery.
After covering most of the cost for the marker, the Tampa businessman says he plans to donate his parcel of Zion so the destroyed Black cemetery can be restored.
The pending real estate deal could help restore an erased Black cemetery where archaeologists found hundreds of graves.
ABC Action News Reporter Chad Mills takes us through the history of Zion Cemetery and the efforts to preserve these unmarked ...
The 2.5-acre cemetery, which is believed to be Tampa’s first burial ground for African American residents, was created in ...
On a banner hung from a chain link fence in Robles Park are the names of those buried in what is believed to be Tampa’s oldest African American cemetery, Zion Cemetery ...
Every February, we celebrate Black History Month. It's a time to highlight voices throughout the Tampa Bay area who are making a difference in our community.