African American Cultural Heritage Stories

The struggle for justice, civil rights, and the fundamental values in our Bill of Rights—a struggle that continues to this day—took place in cities and communities across America, often in unexpected settings. Read on to learn about more of the places and stories that make up the continuum of African American heritage in the United States.

African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund Vince Leggett Tells of African American Ties to the Chesapeake Bay Region's History, Culture, and Waterways
Where Women Made History Settlement Houses: Sites of Service, Access, and Connection for Women
African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund Sites of the Green Book: Carver Federal Savings Bank
HBCU Cultural Heritage Stewardship Initiative Discover the HBCU Cultural Heritage Stewardship Grant Recipients for 2021
African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund From Belief Springs Hope
11 Most Endangered Historic Places Demolition Begins at the Sun-n-Sand Motor Hotel
Preservation Magazine A Reimagined Library Opens the Cover of Fort Monroe's Black History
Preservation Magazine The House That Hutchinson Built: Preserving a Touchstone to Edisto Island's Black History
African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund Sites of the Green Book: The Theresa Hotel
Brown v. Board of Education How Black Women Changed the Face of Education in America
We're Saving Places Thank You for Caring About America’s Historic Places!
Preservation Magazine Nine Places that Illustrate the Life of Trailblazing Black Architect Paul R. Williams

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