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During the Civil Rights Era, the officers put their jobs and perhaps even their very lives on the line to be able to protect and serve the entire community as part of the St. Petersburg Police Department.

During this weekend’s opening reception of their updated exhibition, “Beaches, Benches, and Boycotts: The Civil Rights Movement in Tampa Bay,” the Florida…

In the 1960’s, black police officers in St. Petersburg faced barriers when it came to promotion, what beats they could cover, even the ability to arrest…