🗺️Landmarks
Museums, historic sites, churches, HBCUs, parks, and cultural institutions tied to Black history.
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
NYPL research division dedicated to Black history and culture.
Library / Archive · New York, NY, USA
@blackwikiScott Joplin House State Historic Site
St. Louis home of the King of Ragtime composer Scott Joplin.
Historic site / Memorial · St. Louis, MO, USA
@blackwikiSlave Haven Underground Railroad Museum
Memphis house museum at a documented Underground Railroad stop.
Museum · Memphis, TN, USA
@blackwikiSlave Trail (Richmond)
Self-guided historic walking trail along the James River documenting Richmond's role in the domestic slave trade.
Historic site / Memorial · Richmond, VA, USA
@blackwikiSmith Robertson Museum
Jackson, MS museum on the site of the first public school for Black children in the city.
Museum · Jackson, MS, USA
@blackwikiSmithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
DC museum that opened in 2016 — the only national museum devoted to African American life, art, and history.
Museum · Washington, DC, USA
@blackwikiSouth Dallas Cultural Center
City of Dallas Black arts and culture center on Cullum Boulevard.
Theater / Performing arts · Dallas, TX, USA
@blackwikiSpelman College
Atlanta HBCU and the country's leading Black women's college.
HBCU / University · Atlanta, GA, USA
@blackwikiSt. Paul AME Church (Tampa)
Historic Tampa African Methodist Episcopal church and civil-rights organizing site.
Church / House of worship · Tampa, FL, USA
@blackwikiStagville State Historic Site
One of the largest plantation sites in the antebellum South; now a state-run education center.
Historic site / Memorial · Durham, NC, USA
@blackwikiStax Records Museum
Memphis museum on the original Stax studio site, the home of Southern soul.
Museum · Memphis, TN, USA
@blackwikiStone of Hope (MLK Memorial)
DC memorial to Dr. King on the Tidal Basin, dedicated in 2011.
Historic site / Memorial · Washington, DC, USA
@blackwikiStudio Museum in Harlem
Harlem contemporary art museum dedicated to artists of African descent.
Museum · New York, NY, USA
@blackwikiSun Studio
Memphis recording studio where B.B. King, Howlin' Wolf, Junior Parker, and Elvis Presley all recorded.
Music venue · Memphis, TN, USA
@blackwikiSweet Auburn
Atlanta neighborhood that produced MLK Jr. and an entire generation of Black political and economic leadership.
Church / House of worship · Atlanta, GA, USA
@blackwikiSweet Auburn Curb Market
Atlanta indoor market on Edgewood Avenue, anchor of the historic Sweet Auburn district.
Library / Archive · Atlanta, GA, USA
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