Blog Profile / Discover Black Heritage
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| Filed Under: | Ethnicity & Race / African American | |
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| Archived Since: | October 30, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
Robert Gould Shaw and 54th Infantry Monument, Boston, MA
Built in 1897 at the northernmost end of Boston Common at the intersection of Beacon and Park St., the Robert Gould Shaw Memorial depicts Colonel Shaw on horseback leading the Massachusetts 54th Regiment, the first all-volunteer black regiment in the Union army organized in a Northern state. The regiment gained recognition on July 18, 1863, when it spearheaded [...]Show More Summary
Frederick Douglass House National Historic Site | Washington D.C.
The Frederick Douglass National Historic Site is dedicated to preserving the legacy of the most famous 19th century African American. His life was a testament to the courage and persistence that serves as an inspiration to those who struggle in the cause of liberty and justice. Visitors to the site learn about his efforts to [...]Show More Summary
World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest | Memphis, TN
Hundreds of teams make their way to the banks of the Mississippi River to compete for over $100,000 in prizes and bragging rights in the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest. Sure, it is a contest – but it is also a swine soiree. The smell of sweet, smoky barbecue is only one of the sensory [...]Show More Summary
2013 MOJA Arts Festival | Charleston, SC
Moja, a Swahili word meaning “One,” is the appropriate name for the MOJA Arts Festival, a celebration of harmony amongst all people in ther community. The Festival highlights the many African-American and Caribbean contributions made to western and world cultures. MOJA’s wide range of events include visual arts, classical music, dance, gospel, jazz, poetry, R&B [...]Show More Summary
Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival 2013 | St. Lucia
The Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival is an annual internationally-known event which takes place on the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia. The event brings together international as well as local musicians. The jazz festival not only features jazz music but also R&B and Calypso. The Saint Lucia Jazz & Arts Festival opens on April 30th [...]Show More Summary
Beale Street Music Festival 2013 | Memphis, TN
The Beale Street Music Festival is a three day music festival that has both a mix of big-name stars performing side by side with local musical acts. Held during the first weekend of May in the city’s Tom Lee Park at the foot of Beale Street, it is considered to be the kick-off event of [...]Show More Summary
African Meeting House, Boston MA
The African Meeting House, also known variously as First African Baptist Church, First Independent Baptist Church and the Belknap Street Church, was built in 1806 and is now the oldest black church edifice still standing in the United States. It is located in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, adjacent to the African American [...]Show More Summary
African American Civil War Memorial & Museum | Washington D.C.
The African American Civil War Memorial, at the corner of Vermont Avenue and U Street NW in Washington, D.C., commemorates the service of 209,145 African-American soldiers and sailors who fought for the Union in the American Civil War. The sculpture The Spirit of Freedom, by Ed Hamilton of Louisville, Kentucky, was commissioned by the DC [...]Show More Summary
National Civil Right Museum At The Lorraine Motel, Memphis TN
The National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel, located in Memphis, Tennessee, is a privately owned complex of museums and historic buildings built around the former Lorraine Motel at 450 Mulberry Street where Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968. Major components of the complex on 4.14 acres include a museum [...]Show More Summary
Defining Moments: An Exhibition of Works by Bryan Collier
Organized by the National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature, the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture opens an exhibit of works by Eastern Shore (Maryland) native Bryan Collier, who is known for mixing elements of watercolor and collage. Collier is the author and illustrator of the Coretta Scott King Award-winning [...]Show More Summary
Wilberforce University | Wilberforce OH
Founded in 1856 in Xenia, Ohio, Wilberforce University is the nation’s oldest private, historically black university. The institution was named to honor the great 18th century abolitionist, William Wilberforce (1759 – 1833), an English politician, philanthropist, and a leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade. As a member of the British Parliament, He [...]Show More Summary
The Dream Continues: Photographs of Martin Luther King Murals by Vergara
Opening on January 18, 2013, The Dream Continues: Photographs of Martin Luther King Murals by Vergara, features photographs by Camilo José Vergara of hand-painted murals of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Vergara has traveled across the United States since the 1970s, documenting these murals as they appeared on the walls of car repair shops, barbershops, [...]Show More Summary
Geoffrey & Carmen: A Memoir in Four Movements
Geoffrey & Carmen: Memoir in Four Movements DuSable Museum of African American History Opens: February 9, 2013 The DuSable Museum of African American History in association with the California African American Museum (CAAM) will present an exhibition, Geoffrey and Carmen: A Memoir in Four Movements. The exhibition will include more than 90 paintings, sculptures, photographs, [...]Show More Summary
National Blues Museum | St. Louis, MO
According to their Mission Statement: The National Blues Museum explores and preserves the historic significance of the Blues as the foundation for American music, celebrates the genre’s various styles, and recognizes the musicians who created, sustain and advance the art form. As the new, national home for America’s original music, the National Blues Museum will [...]Show More Summary
Buried Treasures: Art in African American Museums
Buried Treasures: Art in African American Museums will draw attention to the rich legacy of art produced by African Americans within the collections of 30 African American museums. The exhibition will display approximately 90 works of art including works on canvas and paper, sculpture and mixed media from many noted 19th and early 20th century [...]
Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture | Baltimore MD
The Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture opened on June 25, 2005 and is named after Reginald F. Lewis (1942-1993), entrepreneur and philanthropist, who served as chair and chief executive officer of TLC Beatrice International, the largest U.S. company owned by an African American during his lifetime. The largest [...]
2012 Ford Freedom Award | Detroit, MI
Each year, Ford Motor Company Fund and Community Services in cooperation with the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History give the Ford Freedom Award posthumously to honorees who have dedicated their life to improving the African American community and the world at large through their chosen fields (arts, humanities, religion, business, politics, science [...]
Herndon Home, Atlanta GA
Completed in 1910, the Herndon Home, was the residence of Alonzo Herndon and his family. Herdon was a former slave raised in a sharecropping family after the Civil War. Herndon studied barbering, and owned and managed a string of barbershops in downtown Atlanta after the Civil War, one of which was considered to be the [...]
Sea Islands Black Heritage Festival | St. Simons Island, GA
Jonathan Green, Daughters of the South, Chuma Gallery The Sea Islands Black Heritage Festival is a cultural festival held annually at Epworth by the Sea in St. Simons Island, Ga. The festival celebrates the local Gullah heritage and provides a means of preserving and promoting African culture in the diaspora. The term Gullah, or Geechee, [...]
The Scurlock Photographic Studio
Addison Scurlock and his sons spent much of the twentieth century photographing leaders, lumniaries, and local Washingtonians. From the original Scurlock Studio on U Street to the Custom Craft Studio and the Capitol School of Photography, the Scurlocks’ imagery was viewed and shared by thousands of people. Picturing the Promise: The Scurlock Studios and Black [...]