Clark Atlanta University Art Galleries, Atlanta GA
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Set on the campus of one of the Atlanta’s most respected and renowned instiutions of higher learning, the Clark Atlanta University Art Galleries serves as the permanent home of the University’s historical collection of murals, paintings, prints, and sculpture by the country’s leading African-American artists. Acquired primarily between the years of 1942-1970, the gallery’s permanent [...]
Herndon Home, Atlanta GA
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Built in 1910 by Alonzo Franklin Herndon, founder of the Atlanta Life Insurance Company and Atlanta’s first black millionaire, and his wife Adrienne McNeil, a teacher at Atlanta University this elegant 15-room mansion was almost completely built by African-American artisans and craftsman. The home was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2000. Address: 587 University [...]
Auburn Avenue Research Library, Atlanta GA
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An extension of the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library system, the Auburn Avenue Research Library houses more than 35,000 books and 600 manuscripts, along with artifacts, recordings, oral histories, periodicals, photographs and other items, that chronicle African American history, in particularly Atlanta’s Sweet Auburn neighborhood. Literary holdings include pieces by Harlem Renaissance writers. The library is home [...]
Sweet Auburn Curb Market, Atlanta GA
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The Sweet Auburn Curb Market was originally established in 1918 on land cleared by the Great Atlanta fire of 1917. The market, set up in a huge tent, was an immediate success, bringing urban consumers direct access to farmers and their products. Wishing to give the curb market a more permanent home, the Women’s Club [...]
African American Panoramic Experience Museum, Atlanta GA
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The APEX, which stands for African American Panoramic Experience Museum, chronicles the history of Sweet Auburn, once Atlanta’s foremost black residential and business district, and serves as a national African-American museum and cultural center. Be sure not to overlook Herdon Plaza, across the street from the APEX Museum, which features a permanent exhibit on the [...]
