Tampa Mayor Sandy Freedman Administration Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Kerstein, Robert J.; University of South Florida Libraries -- Florida Studies Center.|Oral History Program; University of South Florida -- Tampa Library
Publication Date
9-6-2007
Date
2006-01-25
Abstract
During the tenure of Tampa Mayor Sandy Freedman (1986-1995), Bobby Bowden served as the city's Director of the Department of Community Affairs, previously known as the Metropolitan Development Agency. He was employed by the city of Tampa from1968 until February of 2004. Mr. Bowden discusses city programs such as the Community Unity campaign, the Model Cities program, the Black History Month (February) program, East Tampa initiatives, and the HOPE VI project. He also discusses Tampa's College Hill area. Mr. Bowden talks about what it was like to grow up in Tampa's public housing developments, from the late 1940s through 1961, when he left to go to college at Florida A&M University. The interview ends with a discussion of Mr. Bowden's current position at the University of South Florida as the Community Liaison for the Institute on Black Life. There is also a brief mention of a project Mr. Bowden is working on entitled A Center for Africa in the Diaspora.
Keywords
Race relations
Subject: geographic
Tampa (Fla.)
Holding Location
University of South Florida
Language
English
Media Type
Oral histories, Online audio
Format
audio/mp3
Identifier
F50-00002
Recommended Citation
Bowden, Bobby L., "Bobby Bowden" (2007). Tampa Mayor Sandy Freedman Administration Oral History Project. 19.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/freedman_ohp/19
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