Take Our Black History Tour

Historic sites that honor Black history year-round.

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Woolworth’s Lunch Counter - BET.com gives you a look at historic sites that celebrate Black History all year long. — Britt Middleton 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. In February 1960, four African-American college students staged a six-month sit-in after they were refused service at the “whites only” lunch counter of a Woolworth’s store in Greensboro, North Carolina. Their protest would spark others like it around the country. You can see remnants of the original Woolworth's counter at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Wikicommons)

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16th Street Baptist Church - 1530 Sixth Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama On the morning of Sept. 15, 1963, four Ku Klux Klansmen planted a bomb near the basement of the church, where children were preparing for Sunday service. Addie Mae Collins, 14, Denise McNair, 11, Carole Robertson, 14, and Cynthia Wesley, 14, perished in the attack and 22 others were injured. Today, worship services are still held at the church. (Photo: Wikicommons)

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16th Street Baptist Church - 1530 Sixth Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama On the morning of Sept. 15, 1963, four Ku Klux Klansmen planted a bomb near the basement of the church, where children were preparing for Sunday service. Addie Mae Collins, 14, Denise McNair, 11, Carole Robertson, 14, and Cynthia Wesley, 14, perished in the attack and 22 others were injured. Today, worship services are still held at the church. (Photo: Wikicommons)

Harriet Tubman’s Home - 180 South Street, Auburn, New York Harriet Tubman, the abolitionist leader who guided hundreds of slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad, lived out the remainder of her life in Auburn, New York, where she opened a home to care for elderly former slaves. The site is now a historical landmark operated and owned by the A.M.E. Zion Church. (Photo: Courtesy harriethouse.org)

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Harriet Tubman’s Home - 180 South Street, Auburn, New York Harriet Tubman, the abolitionist leader who guided hundreds of slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad, lived out the remainder of her life in Auburn, New York, where she opened a home to care for elderly former slaves. The site is now a historical landmark operated and owned by the A.M.E. Zion Church. (Photo: Courtesy harriethouse.org)

Uncle Tom’s Cabin - 29251 Uncle Toms Rd.  Dresden, Ontario, Canada Rev. Josiah Henson, an escaped slave who would become the inspiration behind Harriet Beecher Stowe’s anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin, set up a school for former slaves in Ontario, Canada, the final destination for many slaves traveling along the Underground Railroad. The Uncle Tom’s Cabin Historic Site includes Henson's home, a church, a museum, theater and cemetery. (Photo: Courtesy Heritage Trust)

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Uncle Tom’s Cabin - 29251 Uncle Toms Rd.  Dresden, Ontario, Canada Rev. Josiah Henson, an escaped slave who would become the inspiration behind Harriet Beecher Stowe’s anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin, set up a school for former slaves in Ontario, Canada, the final destination for many slaves traveling along the Underground Railroad. The Uncle Tom’s Cabin Historic Site includes Henson's home, a church, a museum, theater and cemetery. (Photo: Courtesy Heritage Trust)

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National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel - 450 Mulberry St, Memphis, Tennessee On the evening of April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was fatally shot while standing on his balcony at the Lorraine Motel. The hotel has been converted into a museum chronicling the Civil Rights Movement. (Photo: AP Photo/National Civil Rights Museum,Lisa Waddell Buser)

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Frederick Douglass National Historic Site - 1411 W St. SE, Washington, D.C. The nation's capital is home to the last residence of abolitionist leader Frederick Douglass. (Photo: UPI/Alexis C. Glenn /Landov)

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Frederick Douglass National Historic Site - 1411 W St. SE, Washington, D.C. The nation's capital is home to the last residence of abolitionist leader Frederick Douglass. (Photo: UPI/Alexis C. Glenn /Landov)

Open for Business - Founded in 1901, the Howard Theatre in Washington, D.C. was the first concert hall in the country that catered exclusively to Black artists and audiences. The newly renovated grand stage was once the playground for musical greats Duke Ellington, Ray Charles, the Supremes and many others. After extensive renovations, the legendary venue will reopen its doors on April 12. Check out what’s new and next for this groundbreaking space. —Britt Middleton (Photo: Courtesy of Stacy Zarin-Goldberg)

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The Howard Theatre - 620 T St NW, Washington, D.C. Founded in 1901, the Howard Theatre in Washington, D.C., was the first concert hall in the country that catered exclusively to Black artists and audiences. The newly renovated grand stage was once the playground for musical greats Duke Ellington, Ray Charles, the Supremes and many others. (Photo: Stacy Zarin-Goldberg)

African Burial Ground Monument - Between 1690 and 1794, an estimated 400 free and enslaved Africans were laid to rest in a 6.6-acre burial ground in what is present-day downtown Manhattan. The monument is located on the first floor of the Ted Weiss Federal Building. (Photo: WikiCommons)

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African Burial Ground National Monument - 290 Broadway, New York, New York Between 1690 and 1794, both free and enslaved Africans were laid to rest in a 6.6-acre burial ground in what is present-day downtown Manhattan. The monument is located on the first floor of the Ted Weiss Federal Building. (Photo: Wikicommons)

Brown v. Board of Education - The landmark U.S. Supreme court decision known as Brown v. Board of Education (1954) outlawed segregation in public schools. It overruled precedent set by Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), which upheld state-sponsored segregation under "separate but equal" doctrine. (Photo: Courtesy National Park Service)

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Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site - 1515 SE Monroe Street in Topeka, Kansas The former Monroe Elementary School is now an interactive museum where visitors can get an intimate look at the history behind the U.S. Supreme Court's historic Brown v. Board of Education case in 1954, where the high court ruled "separate but equal" facilities for Black and white students violated the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.(Photo: National Park Service)

Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site - 2125 Daisy L. Gatson Bates Drive, Little Rock, Arkansas In 1957, in the face of angry detractors, nine Black students were the first to integrate the all-white Little Rock Central High School. Their actions would serve as the test of the Brown v. Board of Education ruling for years to come. Click here to learn more about the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site. (Photo: National Park Service)

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Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site - 2125 Daisy L. Gatson Bates Drive, Little Rock, Arkansas In 1957, in the face of angry detractors, nine Black students were the first to integrate the all-white Little Rock Central High School. Their actions would serve as the test of the Brown v. Board of Education ruling for years to come. Click here to learn more about the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site. (Photo: National Park Service)

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Paying Tribute - A visitor pays her respects at the crypt of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta, on Auburn Avenue. (Photo: AP Photo/David Goldman)

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Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site - 450 Auburn Avenue NE, Atlanta, Georgia The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site preserves King's birth home and gravesite as well as the Ebenezer Baptist Church, where the civil rights leader once preached. (Photo: AP Photo/David Goldman)

The Innocence Project - In America, more than 260 people have been exonerated by using DNA evidence since 1989 and over half of them were Black. Last month, the Ohio chapter of the Innocence Project hosted the first international conference focusing on wrongful conviction at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati which brought people from across the globe to help combat this pandemic.  (Photo: Samson Styles)

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National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom - 601 Riverfront Drive Omaha, Nebraska National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom puts visitors in touch with educational programs, museums, historical landmarks and more resources relating to the Underground Railroad. (Photo: Wikicommons)

Nicodemus National Historic Site - 304 Washington Avenue, Bogue, Kansas This national historic site preserves the only remaining Western town established by African-Americans following the Civil War. (Photo: National Park Service)

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Nicodemus National Historic Site - 304 Washington Avenue, Bogue, Kansas This national historic site preserves the only remaining Western town established by African-Americans following the Civil War. (Photo: National Park Service)

Selma-to-Montgomery National Historic Trail - 1212 Old Montgomery Road, Tuskegee, Alabama This historic trail commemorates the civil rights marches from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, the first of three taking place on March 7, 1965. In an event known as "Bloody Sunday," demonstrators were brutalized by Alabama state troopers. On their third attempt, the demonstrators, led by Dr. King, peacefully passed into Montgomery, inspiring the passing of the Voting Rights Act on Aug. 6, 1965. (Photo: National Park Service)

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Selma-to-Montgomery National Historic Trail - 1212 Old Montgomery Road, Tuskegee, Alabama This historic trail commemorates the civil rights marches from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, the first of three taking place on March 7, 1965. In an event known as "Bloody Sunday," demonstrators were brutalized by Alabama state troopers. On their third attempt, the demonstrators, led by Dr. King, peacefully passed into Montgomery, inspiring the passing of the Voting Rights Act on Aug. 6, 1965. (Photo: National Park Service)

Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site - 1616 Chappie James Avenue, Tuskegee, Alabama In the 1940s, the U.S. military launched a program at Alabama's Tuskegee Institute to train African-American pilots and support staff. This site honors the 15,000 men and women who participated in the "Tuskegee Experience," including the World War II pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen. (Photo: Wikicommons)

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Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site - 1616 Chappie James Avenue, Tuskegee, Alabama In the 1940s, the U.S. military launched a program at Alabama's Tuskegee Institute to train African-American pilots and support staff. This site honors the 15,000 men and women who participated in the "Tuskegee Experience," including the World War II pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen. (Photo: Wikicommons)

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Paul Laurence Dunbar House - 219 South Williams Street, Dayton, Ohio This landmark was the home of celebrated poet Paul Laurence Dunbar. On June 27, 1938, the House became the first African-American home in America to be designated as a public museum. (Photo: Wikicommons)

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Paul Laurence Dunbar House - 219 South Williams Street, Dayton, Ohio This landmark was the home of celebrated poet Paul Laurence Dunbar. On June 27, 1938, the House became the first African-American home in America to be designated as a public museum. (Photo: Wikicommons)

Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site - 1318 Vermont Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. This historic site was the last residence of educator Mary McLeod Bethune. Bethune was the founder of the National Council of Negro Women and the Bethune-Cookman College in Daytona Beach, Florida, and also served as an adviser to four U.S. presidents. (Photo: The Washington Times /Landov)

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Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site - 1318 Vermont Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. This historic site was the last residence of educator Mary McLeod Bethune. Bethune was the founder of the National Council of Negro Women and the Bethune-Cookman College in Daytona Beach, Florida, and also served as an adviser to four U.S. presidents. (Photo: The Washington Times /Landov)