24 Top African-American Heritage Sites You Must See This Summer
Here's a comprehensive guide to 24 African American heritage sites across Florida, each with a brief description and a website link for more information:
Harry T. & Harriette V. Moore Cultural Complex, Mims - Memorial site dedicated to the civil rights activists.
American Beach, Amelia Island - Historic black-owned beach resort.
John G. Riley Center/Museum, Tallahassee - Focuses on African American history and culture in Florida’s capital.
Zora Neale Hurston National Museum of Fine Arts, Eatonville - Celebrates the life of the iconic author and the community of Eatonville.
A. Quinn Jones Museum & Cultural Center, Gainesville - Dedicated to the influential educator and community leader.
The Ritz Theatre and Museum, Jacksonville - Highlights the rich African American history of Northeast Florida.
Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach - Historically Black university founded by Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune.
Historic Virginia Key Beach Park, Miami - Once a “colored only” beach during segregation.
Lincolnville Museum and Cultural Center, St. Augustine - Chronicles the history of African Americans in one of the oldest cities in America.
Historic Ward Rooming House, Miami - Served as lodging for African Americans during segregation, now an art gallery.
Spady Cultural Heritage Museum, Delray Beach - Dedicated to the African American history of Palm Beach County.
The African American Museum of the Arts, DeLand - Features works by African American artists and a sculpture garden.
Florida A&M University, Tallahassee - One of the largest historically Black universities in the United States.
Fort Mose Historic State Park, St. Augustine - First legally sanctioned free African settlement in what would become the United States.
Historic Black Archives Research Center and Museum, Miami - Houses a vast collection of artifacts from Miami's Black history.
Rosewood Heritage Foundation, Cedar Key - Memorializes the African American community destroyed in the 1923 massacre.
Jackie Robinson Ballpark, Daytona Beach - Celebrates Jackie Robinson’s historic baseball game.
Carter G. Woodson African American Museum, St. Petersburg - Dedicated to the Black experience and the promotion of racial understanding.
Florida Black Heritage Trail, Statewide - Trail featuring sites significant to Black history across Florida.
Old Dillard Museum, Fort Lauderdale - A former African American school now serves as a historical museum.
Ely Educational Museum, Pompano Beach - Celebrates the history of Blanche Ely High School and the local African American community.
Kingsley Plantation, Jacksonville - A preserved plantation offering insights into the lives of the enslaved people who lived there.
Florida Memorial University, Miami Gardens - A historically Black university with a rich history dating back to 1879.
The Grove Museum, Tallahassee - Highlights the lives of the Call-Collins family, including their contributions to civil rights.
