‘The Beating Heart’ of the African American community in St. Pete

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Before the end of segregation, there were two St. Petes: a white one and a Black one.

Laws restricted Black residents from going to certain portions of the city except for work, limiting them to designated areas and neighborhoods.

The most famous of those neighborhoods is the one centered around 22nd Street South, often called “The Deuces.”…

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