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National Parks that Preserve or Commemorate African American Heritage or Related Themes
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National Park Service Web Sites African American Heritage National Park Service Links to the Past: Ethnic Heritage: African-American Nile of the New World: Lower Mississippi Delta Region The Golden Crescent: Crossroads of Florida and Georgia http://www.cr.nps.gov/goldcres/ The National Register of Historic Places: African American History Month Our Shared Heritage Discover Archaeology: The Robinson House Fort Vancouver: A Rich Legacy of African American History
Underground Railroad National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program: The National Park Service’s Underground Railroad program effectively coordinates preservation and education efforts nationwide. It integrates local historical places, museums, and interpretive programs associated with the Underground Railroad into a mosaic of community, regional, and national stories. This site is a diverse collection of elements comprised of historic sites and properties, and facilities and programs that have a verifiable association to the Underground Railroad. Visitors can access the website to learn more about the Underground Railroad or to plan a visit to one of the many sites available. The Network to Freedom site can be accessed at: http://209.10.16.21/TEMPLATE/FrontEnd/index.cfm. Aboard the Underground Railroad: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
Travel Itineraries Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary Series: Since 1995, the National Park Service has developed this series of travel itineraries in collaboration with many public and private partners. These travel itineraries highlight thousands of sites that are listed in the National Register of Historic Places—bringing them to the attention of anyone interested in learning more about American history, architecture, archeology, engineering, and culture and encouraging people to visit and enjoy these important and inspiring places. The main web site is: http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/about.htm The following Travel Itineraries Highlight Areas related to African-American Heritage: http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/amistad/ http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/atlanta/ http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/baltimore/index.htm http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/charleston/ http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/Chicago/ http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/civilrights/ http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/detroit/ http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/geo-flor/g-fintro.htm http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/jamesriver/ http ://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/lexington/ http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/louisiana/ http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/raleigh/ http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/underground/ http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/wash/
The Civil Rights Movement National Park Service History: Racial Desegregation in Public Education in the United States Theme Study We Shall Overcome: Historic Places of the Civil Rights Movement
Cultural Groups – African Americans National Park Service Links to the Past: Cultural Groups: African-Americans
Ethnography Program National Parks Associated with African Americans: An Ethnographic Perspective: is an interactive map that links to some of the many national parks commemorating the African American story in our nation's culture, heritage, and history. It also includes links to parks having less well known or only recently uncovered associations with African Americans. Learn from individual and everyday people's lives, defining historical moments, and the ethnography that brings these stories to life.
Cultural Resources Diversity Program National Park Service Cultural Resources Diversity Program: is located within Cultural Resources of the National Park Service. The Program develops and administers the Cultural Resources Diversity Internship Program, publishes the newsletter Heritage Matters, participates in conferences and consults on diversity topics, conducts research projects on cultural diversity issues, and develops curriculum materials on cultural resources/historic preservation for colleges and universities, targeting minority schools.
American History Online Publications National Park Service Links to the Past: Historical Themes National Park Service Links to the Past: Online Books National Park Service Links to the Past: Park Histories
Teaching With Historic Places Lesson Plans: African American History An American Success Story: The Pope House of Raleigh, NC Brown v. Board: Five Communities That Changed America Chicago's Black Metropolis: Understanding History through a Historic Place From Canterbury to Little Rock: The Struggle for Educational Equality for African Americans Glen Echo Park: Center for Education and Recreation Iron Hill School: An African American One-Room School The Liberty Bell: From Obscurity to Icon Memories of Montpelier: Home of James and Dolley Madison New Kent School and the George W. Watkins School: The Old Court House in St. Louis: Yesterday & Today The Siege of Port Hudson: "Forty Days and Nights in the Wilderness of Death" Two American Entrepreneurs: Madam C.J. Walker and J.C. Penney The Vieux Carré: A Creole Neighborhood in New Orleans When Rice Was King
The African American Experience Fund of the National Park Foundation The African American Experience Fund (AAEF) of the National Park Foundation seeks to connect Americans to their National Parks by raising awareness of African American history and culture in the National Parks. The 17 National Parks and the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom supported by AAEF are just a few of the special places in the National Park System that tell the stories of African Americans throughout the history of our country.
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