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Colored Soldiers Monument in Frankfort: Colored soldiers: Green Hill Cemetery, Frankfort, KY: 1924 Victory Monument: Eighth Regiment of the Illinois National Guard: Douglas, Chicago, IL: Leonard Crunelle, John A. Nyden 1927 All Wars Memorial to Colored Soldiers and Sailors: Colored soldiers and sailors: Philadelphia, PA: J. Otto Schweizer: 1934
The preservation of African-American cemeteries is an integral part of documenting Black history and heritage. Many lands where enslaved or freed black individuals were buried are threatened by development and neglect though new efforts are underway to protect these historic places. [6] African Burial Ground National Monument, New York, New York
Bent's Old Fort was built in 1833 in southeastern Colorado. Before it was destroyed in 1849, the fort was the only major white American permanent settlement on the Santa Fe Trail between Missouri and the Mexican settlements to support trade with trappers and Southern Cheyenne and Arapaho Plains Indians. [19] Blackwell School: Texas
In 1908 a mob of 5,000 white residents attacked the Black community of Springfield, Illinois, destroyed several blocks of residences and business, and lynched two Black Americans. The mass racial violence was one of many such events of brutality and intimidation in that era, leading to the establishment of the NAACP. The monument includes the ...
Click on a state to see a list of the National Historic Landmarks in that state. The United States National Historic Landmark Program is designed to recognize and honor the nation's cultural and historical heritage. The program was formally inaugurated with a series of listings on October 9, 1960; as of August 21, 2020, there are 2,597 ...
The monument has a central tower and 2 side towers, the former with an entrance defined by a massive lintel of 3.20 m (10.5 ft). The central chamber has a false dome, which is more than 6 m (20 ft) high. [106] The King's Grave: Sweden: Europe: 1400 BCE Tomb Near Kivik is the remains of an unusually grand Nordic Bronze Age double burial. [107]
Old Bethel United Methodist Church (HM/NR) Old Plymouth Congregational Church (CP) Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church (CP) Old Bethel United Methodist Church (NR) Old Marine Hospital/Jenkins Orphanage (NR) Saint Mark's Episcopal Church (CP) Old Plymouth Congregational Church (CP) Old Slave Mart (NR) The Parsonage/Miss Izard's School (HM)
Baltimore Pike, Goulden Road, and White Church Road, near Mount Joy 39°47′20″N 77°11′59″W / 39.788889°N 77.199722°W / 39.788889; -77.199722 ( Rock Creek-White Run Union Hospital