Louisiana African American Heritage Trail
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Photo Credit: Map of Louisiana Office of Tourism
Stretching from New Orleans to Shreveport, the Louisiana African-American Heritage Trail incorporates over 26 historical sites and attrractions, including the following:
New Orleans (Congo Square, New Orleans African American Museum, St. Augustine Church, Tremé, St. Louis Cemeteries No. 1 and No. 2, French Market, and the Amistad [...]
Muhammad Ali Center | Louisville, KY
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Located in the heart of historic downtown Louisville, Kentucky, the cutting-edge, interactive Muhammad Ali Center is both a museum that captures the boxer’s accomplishments in- and outside the ring and a center for education and inspiration inspired by the six values that have been most prominent in Ali’s life: respect, confidence, conviction, dedication, giving, and spirituality.
Some [...]
Colonial Williamsburg | Williamsburg, VA
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Colonial Williamsburg consists of 301 acres encompassing 88 original buildings and hundreds of other homes, shops and public buildings. During the 18th century, half of town’s population was black. Today, visitors can immerse themselves in the the lives of these enslaved and free people at many sites, inlcuding:
Great Hopes Plantation, which is located on the [...]
Roxbury Film Festival | Boston, MA
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The Roxbury Film Festival, produced by ACT Roxbury and The Color of Film Collaborative, is the largest festival in New England dedicated to screening films by, for, and about people of color.
Screening more than 50 features and shorts, the Roxbury Film Festival covers a wide array of themes, including aspects of everyday black life and [...]
Sun Studio & Records | Memphis, TN
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Founded by Sam Phillips, Sun Records was known for giving notable musicians such as Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, and Johnny Cash their first recording contracts and helping to launch their careers. Prior to those days Sun Records had mainly been noted for recording African-American artists, as Phillips loved Rhythm and Blues and wanted [...]
