Martin Luther King, Jr. Plaza The best-known gathering place on USF’s Tampa campus is the Martin Luther King, Jr. Plaza. It’s beautiful now, but that wasn’t always the case. Up until the mid-Nineties, the plaza was a treeless expanse of crisscrossed sidewalks marked only with a small bust of the legendary civil rights activist. On Nov. 13, 1996, after extensive renovations, the new MLK, Jr. Plaza was rededicated and featured a trellised colonnade, benches and serene reflecting pool with stone tablets engraved with a portion of Dr. King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech. The plaza is now a popular spot for sidewalk fairs, small concerts and showcases.
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