African American Cultural Heritage Sites
From sites of enslavement to places of self-emancipation, and from the homes of Civil Rights leaders, artists, and musicians to Historically Black Colleges & Universities and Negro League ballparks, the African American story is part of communities large and small.
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Nina Simone Childhood Home
Tryon, North Carolina
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John and Alice Coltrane Home
Dix Hills, New York
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Villa Lewaro (Madam C. J. Walker Estate)
Irvington, New York
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A.G. Gaston Motel
Birmingham, Alabama
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Howard University's Founders Library
Washington, DC
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Hinchliffe Stadium
Paterson, New Jersey
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Morgan State University
Baltimore, Maryland
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Pauli Murray House
Durham, North Carolina
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Rosenwald Schools
Nationwide, USA
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Clayborn Temple
Memphis, Tennessee
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Pullman National Historical Park
Chicago, Illinois
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African Meeting House and Abiel Smith School
Boston, Massachusetts
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Fort Monroe National Monument
Hampton, Virginia
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Mountain View Officers’ Club at Fort Huachuca
Fort Huachuca, Arizona
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Shockoe Bottom
Richmond, Virginia
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African House at Melrose Plantation
Melrose, Louisiana
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African Meeting House and Seneca Boston-Florence Higginbotham House
Nantucket , Massachusetts
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Azikiwe-Nkrumah Hall at Lincoln University
Lincoln University, Pennsylvania
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Sweet Auburn Historic District
Atlanta, Georgia
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Malcolm X – Ella Little-Collins House
Boston, Massachusetts
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The Shadows
New Iberia, Louisiana
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Oatlands
Leesburg, Virginia
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James Madison's Montpelier
Orange, Virginia
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Drayton Hall
Charleston, South Carolina
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South Side Community Art Center
Chicago, Illinois
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Joe Frazier’s Gym
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Lewis Latimer House Museum
Flushing, New York
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Tate Etienne Prevost (TEP) Interpretive Center
New Orleans, Louisiana
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Sojourner Truth Legacy Plaza
Akron, Ohio
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Robert Smalls House
Beaufort, South Carolina
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Brown Chapel AME Church
Selma, Alabama
This May, for Preservation Month, we’re celebrating the power of place—and the countless ways, big and small, that preservation creates. Preservation Month is our chance to show why our work matters!
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