African Americans of Tampa - Paperback

by Ersula K. Odom-McLemore (Author)

Tampa has a fascinating past that has been wonderfully documented with one exception: African Americans. This culturally rich community is virtually invisible in the eyes of history. Tampa's population exploded during the early 1900s, and the building

Author Biography

Ersula Knox Odom is a legacy writer for Sula Too. Odom portrays Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune in a production dedicated to her legacy. In addition, she is a longtime member of the Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival planning committee, a member of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, the Smart Family historian, the host of KEPX Radio's Princess Memories, an Eckerd College graduate, and the author of At Sula's Feet.