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The following are short descriptions of the places which have contributed to the shaping of African American history. These encyclopedia entries serve as a starting point for much more inclusive descriptions and discussions that appear in other sources. For additional information please consult the print or website sources cited in the entry.
Abyssinian Meeting House is a historic church building at 73-75 Newbury Street, Portland, Maine. It is considered to be Maine’s oldest African American church building. The Abyssinian Meeting House was built in 1828 as a place of worship for African Americans in the city of … Read MoreAbyssinian Meeting House (1828-1917)
Between 1970 and 1972, thousands of Haïtiens left their native land and moved to the United States. Many of them arrived in Miami, Florida, and gathered in the Lemon City area. So many settled there, joining older Haïtien exiles, that the area was unofficially called … Read MoreLittle Haïti (1970- )
Named after the famous poet Paul Laurence Dunbar, the Dunbar Apartments, also known as the Paul Laurence Dunbar Garden Apartments and Dunbar Garden Apartments, is a complex of ten separate U-shaped buildings centered around an interior garden courtyard with a total of 511 apartments. The … Read MoreDunbar Apartments, Harlem, New York (1926- )
The John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park, on two and a half acres at the intersection of the African American community of Greenwood (Black Wall Street) and downtown Tulsa, is one of the most unusual parks in the United States. Situated in Tulsa, which currently has … Read MoreJohn Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park
In 2023, New York City’s Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to designate the former “Colored School No. 4” a protected landmark from demolition or significant alterations, preserving its architectural and historic features. Eric Leroy Adams, the 110th mayor of New York City since 2022, designated $6 … Read MoreColored School No. 4 (1849-1894)
Detroit, Michigan, is a large midwestern city founded in 1701 by French settlers. With a population of 664,139, Detroit is the most populated city in Michigan, and it has the highest percentage of African Americans in a major city with over 70% of its residents … Read More10) Detroit, Michigan (1701- )
Cheraw is a small town founded in 1820 in northern South Carolina with a population today of approximately 5,500 people. Nearly 60% of the people in Cheraw is African American and almost 30% live in poverty. This small town is not only defined by racialized … Read More3) Cheraw, South Carolina (1820- )
The Flint Water Crisis was a public health catastrophe in Flint, Michigan, a city of nearly 100,000 residents, 57% of whom were black. After the city switched its water supply to the Flint River in April 2014, residents were exposed to pathogenic microbes and toxic … Read More6) Flint Water Crisis (2014- )
With a population of nearly 4 million people, Los Angeles, California is the second-largest city in the United States. About 48.6% of the population in the city identifies as Latino and 9% as African American. Los Angeles also has some of the most polluted air … Read More8) Los Angeles, California (1781)
Located in Palm Beach County, Pahokee, Florida is a small city with a population of approximately 6,269 people. Every October, residents of Pahokee witness the fall of “black snow.” The “snow” is a sooty byproduct of the agricultural practice of burning the sugar cane fields … Read More2) Pahokee, Florida (1909- )
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