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Explore these topics related to African American Heritage.

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  Who We Are

  Arts, Culture, Family & Religion

  Expressions of culture, family and religion form the core of the African American experience in America.

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  Demanding Equal Rights

  Civil Rights

  Learn more about African American's struggles for civil rights from America's origins to the modern Civil Rights movement.

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  Back in Business

  Economy & Industry

  African Americans transformed the economic world, started businesses and industries, and left their mark.

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  Leading the Way

  Education & Schools

  Explore textbook examples of African Americans overcoming racism by founding their own schools and desegregating public schools.

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  Righting the Original Wrong

  Enslavement & Abolition

  Learn about the enslavement of African Americans and the efforts of those who struggled for generations to abolish this "lamentable" evil.

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  Proud to Serve

  African American Military Heritage

  African Americans have served with distinction in the American military since its founding, despite overwhelming racism and challenges.

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  Exploring the world around them

  Science, Technology & Invention

  Explore the lives of those who looked at the world around them and saw something new!

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  Phenomenal Women

  Women

  Discover the national parks that share the remarkable lives of African American women who shaped history.