Dr. Carter G. Woodson African-American Museum

For months, community leaders from south St. Petersburg have lobbied city officials asking to take over the historic Manhattan Casino and make it a place to display African-American art and history. They even gave officials a petition with more than 1,000 signatures supporting a proposal to move the Dr. Carter G. Woodson African-American Museum to the site. But city officials have nixed that idea and, instead, are looking for a tenant willing to open a restaurant and event venue or…

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