DiscoverWimauma

Mt.Moriah MB Church, Wimauma 1966

In our endeavor to chronicle the history of Wimauma and South Hillsborough County, with a particular focus on preserving the often-overlooked Black history, we kindly request that you share any photographs and documents in your possession. These items will be scanned for preservation purposes and promptly returned to you. The University of South Florida will subsequently digitize the images, which will be utilized to narrate the previously undocumented story of Wimauma. We welcome any and all photographic materials that you may have.

We extend our gratitude to USF. This exemplifies effective collaboration. Through our joint efforts, we have identified several more previously undocumented Black schools in unincorporated South and East Hillsborough County, and we have also obtained the names and addresses of teachers. This achievement is outstanding. With this information, we can proceed with documenting these institutions that were previously excluded from official records. Many more remain unlisted, with the current count approaching forty. This highlights the significance of our research, as only three Black schools have been formally documented. DiscoverWimauma is dedicated to ensuring these schools and educators are recognized in official records.
Attached documents are from 1937.
DiscoverWimauma
Black Tampa Historians
Wimauma Cemetery Project
Wimauma CDC
Heart & History: Wimauma's Faith, Family, Farming & Friends
Jackie Brown
Wimauma Railroad & History Museum
The BEAT of Tampa Bay
WFLA News Channel 8
Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library

We appreciate The Beat of Tampa Bay and Black Tampa Historians' invitation to introduce DiscoverWimauma to Tampa's community. 'The Dirt told another story, Discovering Wimauma's Black History' was presented with great privilege. Normally, the story is told in a three-part lecture series. Thanks to everyone who supported us, particularly Wimauma. Black Tampa Historians DiscoverWimauma