▁house ▁in ▁T ampa ▁in ▁a ▁pre domin antly ▁white ▁area ▁on ▁ 2 2 nd ▁street ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁In ▁moving ▁to ▁this ▁area , ▁they ▁hoped ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁suitable ▁place ▁to ▁raise ▁their ▁daughter ; ▁however , ▁the ▁house ▁burn ed ▁to ▁the ▁ground ▁the ▁night ▁before ▁the ▁family ▁moved ▁in . ▁The ▁cause ▁of ▁the ▁fire ▁was ▁never ▁discovered ▁although ▁it ▁is ▁commonly ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁an ▁attack ▁by ▁the ▁Ku ▁Kl ux ▁K lan . ▁Sub sequently , ▁the ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁St . ▁Petersburg , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁Dr . ▁Ralph ▁W imb ish ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁medical ▁office ▁on ▁ 1 6 th ▁Street ▁near ▁the ▁current ▁Trop icana ▁Field . ▁ ▁Later ▁in ▁her ▁life , ▁she ▁shift ed ▁interests ▁from ▁purs uing ▁a ▁medical ▁career ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁passion ▁in ▁law . ▁She ▁applied ▁to ▁St et son ▁Law ▁School ▁but ▁was ▁turned ▁down ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁controvers ies ▁of ▁her ▁early ▁civil ▁rights ▁batt les . ▁She ▁then ▁applied ▁to ▁Florida ▁A & M ' s ▁law ▁school ▁and ▁graduated ▁in ▁just ▁two ▁years . ▁She ▁passed ▁the ▁bar ▁exam ▁in ▁the ▁upper ▁third ▁but ▁still ▁had ▁difficulties ▁finding ▁work ▁due ▁to ▁w ides p read ▁disc rim ination ▁in ▁the ▁South . ▁ ▁Political ▁activ ism ▁ ▁When ▁Ralph ▁W imb ish ▁was ▁elected ▁branch ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Saint ▁Petersburg ▁NA AC P ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ,