Discover African-American history and heritage on audio tours of historic sites. Audio guides showcase the courage and accomplishments of African Americans with stories from slavery to freedom, from freedom to integration and Civil Rights. Audio stories celebrate black pioneers who settled the early American western frontier, and others who made important contributions to business and culture, including music and architecture.
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- African American History Tour of Alexandria, VA by Visit Alexandria
- Black Heritage Trail of Portsmouth, NH by University of New Hampshire
- An oral story of the Atlanta Race Riots of 1906 in Atlanta, GA, based on a planned tour by the late Dr. Clifford Kuhn of Georgia State University
- Cowboys of Color by The National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum in Fort Worth, TX, including an interview with Gloria Austin, co-founder of the Museum
- Tour of Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American Museum & Culture in Baltimore, MD by Baltimore Architecture Foundation. The museum is named after the first African-American CEO of a Fortune 500 company, and designed by African American architects
- Tour of Eubie Blake National Jazz and Cultural Center in Baltimore, MD, by Baltimore Architecture Foundation
Image by Eubie Blake Cultural Center