Inside Story
The National Park Service celebrates African American Heritage throughout the year. Visit a multitude of park sites dedicated to African American history and culture. View Museum exhibits, go on a travel intineary, or read indepth histories and interviews of famous African Americans and how they shaped the United States.
Features of People, Places & Stories
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Recollections of Elders
In Those Days preserves the recollections - from slavery through modern times - of elderly African Americans in rural Elbert County, Georgia.
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Life in the Land of Lincoln
Summer interns discover history firsthand in a national park.
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A slave's journal with Lewis and Clark
Clark's letters, and other accounts provide a sketch of the man and his importance to the Corps of Discovery.
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We Shall Overcome
Visit the 49 places listed in the National Register for their association with the modern civil rights movement, as well as the Selma-to-Montgomery March route--a Department of Transportation designated "All-American Road" and a National Park Service designated National Historic Trail.
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Trail of the Hellhound
An overview of two distinct styles of blues practiced in the Lower Mississippi Valley, extensive biographies of the region's greatest blues musicians, and pictures and descriptions of sites to visit. Begin with the site map of the Lower Mississippi Valley and decide which areas to explore.
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Features of Museum Collections, Travel & Lesson Plans
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Park Collections Exhibits
Possessions of Frederick Douglass offer unique insights into the man called the father of the civil rights movement, whose determination, brilliance, and eloquence shaped the nation.
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Lesson Plans
Teaching with Historic Places: The Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March: Shaking the Conscience of a Nations.
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African Burial Ground
Lost to history, a burial ground for free and enslaved Africans was discovered in Lower Manhattan in 1991 as a consequence of the planned construction of a federal office building.
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The Robinson House
National Park Service archeology reveals the portrait of African American Heritage at the First Battle of Manassas in 1861
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Historically Black Colleges
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced the 20 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) that will be the beneficiaries of historic preservation grants aimed at providing assistance in the repair of historic buildings on their campuses.
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