Honor Black History Month with WFLA News Channel 8

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — News Channel 8 is honoring Black History by bringing the story of Mercy Hospital in St. Petersburg back to life.

Join Deanne King and Marilyn Parker as they recreate what was once the only hospital to accept Black patients during segregation — while also sharing the stories of the last living employees who made it possible.

Watch Voices of Mercy Hospital this Saturday on SNN at 5 p.m., then on the CW Tampa Bay at 10:30 p.m…

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