African-American Landmarks
Places that are important in Black History and the Civil Rights Movement in the United States.
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The memorial commemorates the service of 209,145 African-American soldiers and sailors who fought for the Union in the American Civil War.
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Opened in January of 1999, the Civil War Memorial Museum uses photographs, documents and state of the art audio visual equipment to help visitors understand the African American's heroic and largely unknown struggle for freedom.
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Built in 1976 for the nation's Bicentennial, the African American Museum in Philadelphia was the first institution funded and built by a major city to preserve, interpret and exhibit the heritage of African Americans.
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Founded in 1978 by Dan Moore, the African American Panoramic Experience Museum (APEX) seeks to educate people about the depth and breadth of the African American experience and celebrates its unsung heroes.
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Also know as the First African Baptist Church, this Beacon Hill landmark is the oldest black church building in the United States. The building was dedicated on December 6, 1806.
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This African-American Cultural Center is a part of Louisiana State University and is located in the former Christian Science building. The center was founded in 1972. It opened at its current location on on January 17, 1993.
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The African-American Research Library and Cultural Center is a general-service library, as well as a research facility and cultural center containing more than 75,000 books and related materials that focus on the experiences of people of African descent.
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The museum is the only memorial dedicated specifically to the victims of the enslavement of Africans in the United States.
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Originally the President Street Station, this site and the rail line were key elements of the "underground railroad" by which many slaves escaped to the north before the Civil War.
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The Bethel Baptist Church, Parsonage, and Guardhouse are associated with the first organized movement of the modern civil rights movement. The Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights was headquartered here from 1956-1961.
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Opened in November of 1992, Birmingham Civil Rights Institute is a large interpretive museum and research center that depicts the struggles of the American Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s.
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This church was a starting point for the Selma to Montgomery marches in 1965 and played a major role in the events that led to the adoption of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
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