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The birth of Tampa
NAACP was brought about due to sub-standard
housing conditions, job discrimination
in skilled and
unskilled employment levels. The Tampa
Branch of the NAACP
was organized in 1917. Reorganized
in 1920-21, it continued
to exist until 1996. NAACP Archives
contain letters as far
back as 1913 asking for NAACP assistance
to do battle
against racial discrimination in Tampa.
The
National Board of Director merged
the Tampa and
Plant City branches under a new Charter
as the Hillsborough
County Branch of the NAACP on October
16, 1996. The first
officers of the Hillsborough County
Branch elected on
December 7, 1996 at St. Paul A.M.E.
Church were Ann Porter,
President; Sam Cooper, 1st Vice President;
Dr. Sam Horton,
2nd Vice President; Rev. W. Paul Matthews,
3rd Vice President,
Patricia Baptiste, Secretary, and
Ruby Williams, Treasurer.
The
present officers are;
Dr. Carolyn Collins - President
Dr. Sam Wright - 1st Vice President
Mrs. Dot Nettles - 2nd Vice President
Mr. Charles Henderson - Treasurer
Mrs. Edrina Hammond - Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Pat Spencer - Secretary
Mr. Willie Robinson - Sgt. At Arms
The
Hillsborough County Branch NAACP seeks
to remove barriers
of racial discrimination through normal
democratic processes,
informing legislatures of the importance
of enacting laws securing
civil rights and their executives
of their statutory, administrative
or inherent authority to end discrimination.
The Branch administration
is composed of Standing and Special
Committees under the auspices of
the State, Regional and National NAACP.
The
Branch is located at 308 E. M. L.
King Blvd., Suite “C”
and
the Hillsborough County Branch Empowerment
Center is located in
Suite “F” at the same
address. Executive Committee meetings
are
held the 1st Thursday of each month
at 7:00pm at the branch office.
General Membership meetings are held
on the 3rd Thursday at various churches
throughout Hillsborough County. Branch
hours are Monday thru Friday 8am to
4pm. Call for the Empowerment Center’s
extended
hours.
For
additional information contact our
office by phone at
813-23I-VOTE (234-8683) or by Fax
at 813-236-2248. Our Website
is www.hillsboroughnaacp.org.
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