<strong>Carter G. Woodson Park, Washington, D.C.:</strong> In the Shaw neighborhood, a triangular park and bronze sculpture of Woodson seated on a circular stone memorial commemorates his legacy.
Carter G. Woodson Park, Washington, D.C.: In the Shaw neighborhood, a triangular park and bronze sculpture of Woodson seated on a circular stone memorial commemorates his legacy.
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<strong>Freedmen's Colony, Roanoke Island, North Carolina:</strong> Roanoke Island, near the North Carolina mainland coast, became a Union-occupied territory during the Civil War in 1862 and subsequently a safe haven for slaves in search of freedom.
Freedmen's Colony, Roanoke Island, North Carolina: Roanoke Island, near the North Carolina mainland coast, became a Union-occupied territory during the Civil War in 1862 and subsequently a safe haven for slaves in search of freedom.
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<strong>African Burial Ground National Monument, New York City: </strong> In 2006, then-US President George W. Bush named the African Burial Ground a National Monument.
African Burial Ground National Monument, New York City: In 2006, then-US President George W. Bush named the African Burial Ground a National Monument.
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<strong>Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Kansas City, Missouri:</strong> African-Americans began playing baseball in the late 1800s before establishing their own organized league structure in 1920, the Negro National League, as well as additional leagues, until the MLB was integrated.
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Kansas City, Missouri: African-Americans began playing baseball in the late 1800s before establishing their own organized league structure in 1920, the Negro National League, as well as additional leagues, until the MLB was integrated.
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<strong>National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Cincinnati, Ohio: </strong>The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is located along the banks of the Ohio River, the natural barrier that separated the slave-holding states of the South from the free states of the North.
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Cincinnati, Ohio: The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is located along the banks of the Ohio River, the natural barrier that separated the slave-holding states of the South from the free states of the North.
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<strong>Tuskegee Airmen Memorial, Walterboro, South Carolina:</strong> Here, men trained daily from dawn until dusk for three months before their overseas deployment, helping them to become one of the most celebrated American military units in history.
Tuskegee Airmen Memorial, Walterboro, South Carolina: Here, men trained daily from dawn until dusk for three months before their overseas deployment, helping them to become one of the most celebrated American military units in history.
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<strong>Melrose Plantation, Melrose, Louisiana:</strong> Melrose Plantation is a 200-year-old cotton and pecan plantation in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana built by and for free blacks.
Melrose Plantation, Melrose, Louisiana: Melrose Plantation is a 200-year-old cotton and pecan plantation in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana built by and for free blacks.
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<strong>St. Augustine's Episcopal Church, Oakland, California:</strong> One of the Black Panthers' projects was the Free Breakfast for Children program, where they fed children in poor neighborhoods before school.
St. Augustine's Episcopal Church, Oakland, California: One of the Black Panthers' projects was the Free Breakfast for Children program, where they fed children in poor neighborhoods before school.
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<strong>Buffalo Soldiers Monument, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas:</strong> After lack of acknowledgment for decades, Colin Powell led the effort to build a proper memorial to this all-black military regiment about his title.
Buffalo Soldiers Monument, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas: After lack of acknowledgment for decades, Colin Powell led the effort to build a proper memorial to this all-black military regiment about his title.
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<strong>African Meeting House, Boston, Massachusetts:</strong> Built in 1806, the African Meeting House on Beacon Hill in Boston is the oldest black church edifice still standing in the United States.
African Meeting House, Boston, Massachusetts: Built in 1806, the African Meeting House on Beacon Hill in Boston is the oldest black church edifice still standing in the United States.
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