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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:

  1. Harry T. & Harriette V. Moore Cultural Complex, Mims - Memorial site dedicated to the civil rights activists.

  2. American Beach, Amelia Island - Historic black-owned beach resort.

  3. John G. Riley Center/Museum, Tallahassee - Focuses on African American history and culture in Florida’s capital.

  4. Zora Neale Hurston National Museum of Fine Arts, Eatonville - Celebrates the life of the iconic author and the community of Eatonville.

  5. A. Quinn Jones Museum & Cultural Center, Gainesville - Dedicated to the influential educator and community leader.

  6. The Ritz Theatre and Museum, Jacksonville - Highlights the rich African American history of Northeast Florida.

  7. Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach - Historically Black university founded by Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune.

  8. Historic Virginia Key Beach Park, Miami - Once a “colored only” beach during segregation.

  9. Lincolnville Museum and Cultural Center, St. Augustine - Chronicles the history of African Americans in one of the oldest cities in America.

  10. Historic Ward Rooming House, Miami - Served as lodging for African Americans during segregation, now an art gallery.

  11. Spady Cultural Heritage Museum, Delray Beach - Dedicated to the African American history of Palm Beach County.

  12. The African American Museum of the Arts, DeLand - Features works by African American artists and a sculpture garden.

  13. Florida A&M University, Tallahassee - One of the largest historically Black universities in the United States.

  14. Fort Mose Historic State Park, St. Augustine - First legally sanctioned free African settlement in what would become the United States.

  15. Historic Black Archives Research Center and Museum, Miami - Houses a vast collection of artifacts from Miami's Black history.

  16. Rosewood Heritage Foundation, Cedar Key - Memorializes the African American community destroyed in the 1923 massacre.

  17. Jackie Robinson Ballpark, Daytona Beach - Celebrates Jackie Robinson’s historic baseball game.

  18. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum, St. Petersburg - Dedicated to the Black experience and the promotion of racial understanding.

  19. Florida Black Heritage Trail, Statewide - Trail featuring sites significant to Black history across Florida.

  20. Old Dillard Museum, Fort Lauderdale - A former African American school now serves as a historical museum.

  21. Ely Educational Museum, Pompano Beach - Celebrates the history of Blanche Ely High School and the local African American community.

  22. Kingsley Plantation, Jacksonville - A preserved plantation offering insights into the lives of the enslaved people who lived there.

  23. Florida Memorial University, Miami Gardens - A historically Black university with a rich history dating back to 1879.

  24. The Grove Museum, Tallahassee - Highlights the lives of the Call-Collins family, including their contributions to civil rights.