Aboard
the Underground Railroad
A National Register Travel Itinerary
This web site brings alive important historic places along the
Underground Railroad that are testament of African American
capabilities. A map and descriptions of the historic places makes it
easy for you to visit many of them.
Archeology
of an Exoduster Neighborhood: Investigations at Brown v. Board of Education
NHS
Brown v. Board of Education NHS serves as a monument to the pivotal
role of the 1954 landmark U.S. Supreme court case to the larger Civil
Rights Movement. Archeology conducted at Brown v. Board of Education
NHS provides us with more information about earlier history and occupants
of this neighborhood, from the late-19th century Exoduster movement
to the early-20th Century.
African
American Heritage in the Golden Crescent On isolated coastal plantations, enslaved blacks created the unique
Gullah culture, based on mixed European and African elements.
African
American History Lesson Plans
These lesson plans from Teaching with Historic Places teach about important
aspects of Black history. They are ready for immediate classroom use
by students in history and social studies classes.
African
American History Month
The National Register of Historic Places is pleased to promote awareness
of and appreciation for the historical accomplishments of African Americans
during African American History Month. This site showcases historic
properties that commemorate the events and people, and the designs and
achievements, that help illustrate African American contributions to
American history. Join the National Register in paying powerful tribute
to the spirit of African Americans.
African
American Sailors in the Civil War Union Navy
The names and military history of approximately 18,000 African American
sailors in the Civil War Union Navy have been identified and incorporated
into the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (CWSS). The database
was compiled from surviving personnel records such as rendezvous reports
and ships' muster rolls, and then compared with the Navy's Index to
Service Histories prepared by the Navy Department during the World War
II era.
American
Visionaries: Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass has been called the father of the civil rights movement.
This exhibit features items owned by Frederick Douglass and highlights
his achievements.
Bibliographic
Essay on the African American West Publication
Considering the widely held assumption that the African American presence
in the West was not significant until World War II, the historical literature
on blacks in the region is surprisingly rich and diverse.
Buffalo
Soldiers in Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Following the Civil War, African American soldiers who remained in the
United States Army were organized into segregated units, including the
Ninth and Tenth Cavalry Regiments.
The
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System/Colored Troops
A database of over
230,000 names of the United States Colored Troops (USCT) has been developed
by the NPS and its partners in the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors (CWSS)
project. It has been made available in conjunction with the dedication
of the African American Civil War Memorial. In addition to the 235,000
names, the current data includes 180 histories of USCT units/regiments
and links to the most significant battles they fought in.
Clues
to African American Life at Manassas National Battlefield Park
Check out the clues provided by archeological work at Manassas about
the African Americans who lived and worked there before, during and
after the Civil War.
Historically
Black Colleges and Universities
Learn from a series of questions and answers about the history and current
status of these colleges and universities.
Legends
of Tuskegee
Who are the Legends of Tuskegee and what do they have in common? Booker Taliafero Washington, George Washington Carver and the Tuskegee Airmen all came to Tuskegee and created their own legends. Tuskegee is more than a town located in Macon County, Alabama. It is an idea and an ideal. It was a bold experiment and a site of major African-American achievements for over 100 years.
National Parks Associated with African Americans: An Ethnographic Perspective
Check out the interactive map that links viewers to some of the National Park units associated with African Americans. The links describe the integral roles that African Americans played in the development of American culture, heritage, and history at many national park sites, and highlight the ethnographic methods used to discover the stories described.
The Network to Freedom
Includes a history of the Underground Railroad, narratives of Underground Railroad activity, technical assistance to site owners, a forum for Underground Railroad-related community activities, links to other related web sites, and an application form to join the Network. The NPS National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program will also maintain an online database that links Underground Railroad governmental and non-governmental sites, programs, facilities, organizations and partners from around the nation.
Our
Shared History The recent growth in the study and interpretation of African American
history within the National Park Service illustrates the comprehensive
attempt by many park units to tell their parts of this story to the
American people.
The
Robinson House: A Portrait of African American Heritage
Learn how archeological research, architectural studies, and oral history reveal new insights into the changing lifeways of free African Americans. Within Manassas National Battlefield Park, the Robinson house survived in spite of the first and second battles of Manassas. As African Americans, the Robinson family found themselves embroiled in the struggles of the nation before and after that war.
Scholarship
on Southern Farms and Plantations
Publication The publication lays out some of the major changes and developments
which have occurred in the scholarly interpretations of black communitities
on plantations and other sites, and selectively reviews landmark works
pertaining to this topic.
We
Shall Overcome: Historic Places of the Civil Rights Movement
Visit
the 41 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.
This site offers some of the key historic location of the famous march.
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