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Black History: Places

Explore the locations that are key to Black History

The Life of Dr Martin Luther King Jr. in 10 Locations

"The road ahead is not altogether a smooth one"

The South’s unique culinary heritage

Creole cuisine and food culture in New Orleans

The History and Evolution of King Cakes

The cultural importance of the celebrated cake

Leah Chase: "Queen of Creole Cuisine"

Chase is an icon in the New Orleans food world

Willie Mae Seaton's Restaurant

It's not best known for its scotch, but for its fried chicken

Austin Leslie's Delicious Fried Chicken

He learned to cook fried chicken garnished with a sliced dill pickle

The Cuisine of Lena Richard

She was a chef, restaurateur, caterer, cookbook author, and more

Take a virtual tour

Visit key sites of Black history

A Tour with the National Park Service

Highlights from NPS sites that commemorate African American history and culture

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ExploreEbenezer Baptist ChurchAtlanta, Georgia
ExploreLittle Rock Central High SchoolLittle Rock, Arkansas
ExploreEdmund Pettus BridgeSelma, Alabama
ExploreBrown v. Board of EducationTopeka, Kansas
ExploreBrown Chapel AME ChurchSelma, Alabama
ExploreDaisy Bates HouseLittle Rock, Arkansas
Explore16th Street Baptist ChurchBirmingham, Alabama

Sol Legare Island

The home of an early African American community in the South Carolina Sea Islands

South Carolina's Seashore Farmers Lodge

How one building became the heart of a community through generations

The Montgomery bus boycott

A closer look at the bus where Rosa Parks made her protest

History-making places

The Rosa Parks bus

Museums and institutions that focus on Black experience

Explore 80+ historic U.S. institutions

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

United States

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library

United States

Museum of African American History, Boston & Nantucket

United States

CaribBeing

United States

The Museum of African American Art

United States

The Gordon Parks Foundation

United States

Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts+Culture

United States

The Studio Museum in Harlem

United States

Museum Of UnCut Funk

United States

National Urban League

United States

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Meet Black Creators

The latest installment of the Black History and Culture project celebrating U.S. Black artists, music makers, and pop culture icons

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Black History Education

Education and Black empowerment

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