Course

Underground History: Exploring Erased Histories in the Tampa Bay Region

Ended Dec 4, 2025

Spots remaining: 15

Enrollment is closed
Add yourself to the wait list and you'll be notified when a spot opens

Add to Wait List

Full course description

Description

If a community fully acknowledges its past, can it develop a deeper sense of place and a more equitable future?Underground History explores the diverse histories of Tampa Bay and St. Petersburg, from the archaeological remnants of ancient Indigenous villages to settlements of freedom-seeking people, Cuban fishing ranchos, displaced African-American communities, and erased cemeteries.Each story reveals a layer of history and the connections between them.

 

Date(s)December 4, 2025

Class Time(s)Thu 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Instructor Polita Glynn

Polita Cohen Glynn, BA American Studies, Bennington College; EdM Harvard Graduate School of Education; U of Miami, School of Education, film production; is a writer and media producer. She recently completed a documentary film, Underground History.

LocationUSF St. Petersburg

# of Meeting(s)1

Notes

This is a face-to-face class.

Thu 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM; 1 session on 12/04/2025 (New lessons are released None specified)