This is a practical travel guide to locating significant places in African American history and culture, organised by region. The work includes numerous photographs.
listing of properties from the National Register of Historic Places that pertain to African American history, with brief essays relating to the sites. Indexed by state and city, occupation of resident(s), names of individuals and organizations, subject, and National Register listing name.
Winner of a Choice Outstanding Academic Book Award, Black Heritage Sites is a unique guide to the major landmarks of African American history across the United States. The two companion volumes include descriptions and detailed visitor information for hundreds of places of national and local significance, from churches and schools to landmarks of the civil rights movement.
Note: All the schools tagged in blue in the map above are identified as Rosenwald Schools. However, all the communities who built Rosenwald Schools, also matched any donated resources in either money or kind. Where known, local community members names and details about the school have been included. The development of this map is ongoing and is not to be considered complete or exhaustive.
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