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Gibsonville, North Carolina
Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum
A museum dedicated to an incredible woman who founded a pioneering school for rural Black students.
sports
The 'Pedestrian' Who Became One of America's First Black Sports Stars
In 1880, Frank Hart wowed audiences at New York's Madison Square Garden by walking 565 miles in six days.
libraries
The Librarian at the Nexus of the Harlem Renaissance
Regina Anderson ate shrimp with W.E.B. Du Bois and let Zora Neale Hurston sleep on her couch.
black history
The First (Documented) Black Woman to Serve in the U.S. Army
Cathay Williams, who posed as a man in order to enlist in 1866, leaves a legacy that’s open to interpretation.
Los Angeles, California
Biddy Mason Memorial Park
A beautiful memorial tells the story of a formerly enslaved woman whose kindness shaped a burgeoning city.
black history
The Africans Who Called Tudor England Home
Hundreds of Africans lived freely during the reign of Henrys VII and VIII.
Alexandria, Virginia
Mount Vernon Slave Cemetery
The graveyard holding the remains of George Washington's slaves was forgotten for nearly 200 years.
Permanently Closed
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Abandoned National Slavery Museum
An overgrown garden stands as a grim marker of an unrealized dream.
space exploration
Remembering the Groundbreaking Life of the First Black Astronaut
Robert Lawrence Jr.'s accomplishments are finally being recognized.
sports
Meet Ann Gregory, Who Shattered Racist and Sexist Barriers in the Golf World
An unheralded sports pioneer, she was known as "The Queen of Negro Women’s Golf."
Greensboro, North Carolina
Site of the Woolworth Lunch Counter Sit-in
This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.
Maywood, Illinois
Fred Hampton Pool
The young Black revolutionary was killed before getting to see a non-segregated pool in his hometown.
history
Oscar Dunn, America's Forgotten First Black Lieutenant Governor
The New Orleans pioneer's legacy has been overshadowed, and an intended monument never built.
Memphis, Tennessee
Earnestine & Hazel's
The juke joint where legendary soul artists ate, drank, and made merry.
Earlimart, California
Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park
A ghost town originally established and governed solely by Black Americans seeking a place of their own, free from discrimination.
culture
The 19th-Century African-American Actor Who Conquered Europe
And why you might never have heard of Ira Aldridge.
video
A Look Back at the Desegregation of the U.S. Military
On July 26, 1948, black leaders convinced President Truman to address discrimination in the armed services.
Permanently Closed
Crownsville, Maryland
Crownsville Hospital Center
This former asylum for Black Americans is haunted by its history of violence and racism.
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