Aboard the Underground Railroad
A National Register Travel Itinerary
This web site brings alive important historic places along the
Underground Railroad that are testament of African American
capabilities. A map and descriptions of the historic places makes it easy for you to visit many of them.

African American Heritage in the Golden Crescent
On isolated coastal plantations, enslaved blacks created the unique Gullah culture, based on mixed European and African elements.

African American History Lesson Plans
These lesson plans from Teaching with Historic Places teach about important aspects of Black history. They are ready for immediate classroom use by students in history and social studies classes.

African American History Month
The National Register of Historic Places is pleased to promote awareness of and appreciation for the historical accomplishments of African Americans during African American History Month. This site showcases historic properties that commemorate the events and people, and the designs and achievements, that help illustrate African American contributions to American history. Join the National Register in paying powerful tribute to the spirit of African Americans.

African American Sailors in the Civil War Union Navy
The names and military history of approximately 18,000 African American sailors in the Civil War Union Navy have been identified and incorporated into the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (CWSS). The database was compiled from surviving personnel records such as rendezvous reports and ships' muster rolls, and then compared with the Navy's Index to Service Histories prepared by the Navy Department during the World War II era.

American Visionaries: Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass has been called the father of the civil rights movement. This exhibit features items owned by Frederick Douglass and highlights his achievements.

Bibliographic Essay on the African American West Publication
Considering the widely held assumption that the African American presence in the West was not significant until World War II, the historical literature on blacks in the region is surprisingly rich and diverse.

Buffalo Soldiers in Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Following the Civil War, African American soldiers who remained in the United States Army were organized into segregated units, including the Ninth and Tenth Cavalry Regiments.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System/Colored Troops
A database of over 230,000 names of the United States Colored Troops (USCT) has been developed by the NPS and its partners in the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors (CWSS) project. It has been made available in conjunction with the dedication of the African American Civil War Memorial. In addition to the 235,000 names, the current data includes 180 histories of USCT units/regiments and links to the most significant battles they fought in.

Clues to African American Life at Manassas National Battlefield Park
Check out the clues provided by archeological work at Manassas about the African Americans who lived and worked there before, during and after the Civil War.

Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Learn from a series of questions and answers about the history and current status of these colleges and universities.

The Network to Freedom
Includes a history of the Underground Railroad, narratives of Underground Railroad activity, technical assistance to site owners, a forum for Underground Railroad-related community activities, links to other related web sites, and an application form to join the Network. The NPS National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program will also maintain an online database that links Underground Railroad governmental and non-governmental sites, programs, facilities, organizations and partners from around the nation.

Our Shared History
The recent growth in the study and interpretation of African American history within the National Park Service illustrates the comprehensive attempt by many park units to tell their parts of this story to the American people.

Legends of Tuskegee
Who are the Legends of Tuskegee and what do they have in common? Booker Taliafero Washington, George Washington Carver and the Tuskegee Airmen all came to Tuskegee and created their own legends. Tuskegee is more than a town located in Macon County, Alabama. It is an idea and an ideal. It was a bold experiment and a site of major African-American achievements for over 100 years.

We Shall Overcome: Historic Places of the Civil Rights Movement
Visit the 41 places listed in the National Register for their association with the modern civil rights movement, as well as the Selma-to-Montgomery March route--a Department of Transportation designated "All-American Road" and a National Park Service designated National Historic Trail. This site offers some of the key historic location of the famous march.