Black History

The final resting place of one of Thomas Jefferson's formerly enslaved sons.

The lesser-known lost colony of Roanoke was a safe haven for formerly enslaved people during the Civil War.

Housed inside a replica church, its collection honors the Black community displaced by the Halifax government.

This memorial honors thousands of enslaved Africans and their descendants who died in colonial New York.

This speakeasy continues the Prohibition-era legacy of Harlem's jazzy Swing Street.

An attack on a prominent Black attorney's house sparked a watershed moment in Nashville's civil rights movement.

Through the decades, Black music stars have performed at this historic hub for music and the arts.

The graves in Florida's oldest Black cemeteries are marked with shells, stones, and mementos of the deceased.

This schoolhouse for Black American children is one of the oldest remaining in southeastern Ohio.

The monument honors the first (and for a long time, only) African-born philosopher to teach at a German university.

Once forgotten, this strip of sand was a rare beachside haven for Black Americans in Atlantic City.

This landmark jazz venue is the oldest continuously running African-American club in the United States. Currently undergoing renovations, it is set to reopen in late 2025.

A Maryland museum dedicated to Black history, housed in a historic church.

The first memorial dedicated solely to the Black troops who fought for the Union.

A historical home in upstate New York honors the work of John W. Jones, a formerly enslaved man who was a major agent for the Underground Railroad.