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.

HOPE Crew Preserving the Threatt Filling Station on Route 66
African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund Threatt Filling Station: “Grandpa Would Be Proud … Because We Didn’t Give Up”
African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund Documenting Sites of African American Watermen in Virginia
Preservation Magazine An Ode to Home: Historic House and Garden Museum Honors Poet Anne Spencer
African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund The Power of Place and Racial Trauma Healing with Dr. Justin S. Hopkins
African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund Baltimore Law Offices of Juanita Jackson Mitchell to Be Restored
African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund $3.8M in Action Fund Grants Help Protect 40 African American Historic Sites
African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund This Juneteenth, Preserve Black History in Your Own Backyard
Saving America's Historic Sites One Day in History: The Legacy of Aminah Robinson
Preservation Magazine How Places Connected to Emmett Till's Lynching Foster Remembrance and Reflection
Saving America's Historic Sites Towards a Common Goal: Iberia African American Historical Society Center for Research and Learning Opens at Shadows-on-the-Teche
Preserving Black Churches St. James AME Church: A Symbol of Resiliency and Hope

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