Illinois
1. Du Sable Marker, Du Sable Cabin Replica,
Du Sable Museum or African-American history and Art, Chicago
- Founded in 1961 by teacher and art historian Dr. Margaret Burroughs
and other leading Chicago citizens.
Address: 740 East 56th Place Chicago, IL 60637-1495
Phone Number: 773-947-0600
Website: www.dusablemuseum.org
Indiana
2. Levi Coffin House, Fountain City
- A part of the legendary Underground Railroad for fleeing slaves of pre-Civil War days.
Address: 113 North US Highway 27 Fountain City, IN 47341
Phone Number: 765-847-2432
Website: www.waynet.org
3. Freetown Village of the Indiana State Museum, Indianapolis
- The town of Freetown Village is a symbolic community representing
many of the predominantly African-American settlements scattered throughout
Indiana during the post-Civil War years.
Address: 625 Indiana Avenue, Suite 200 Indianapolis IN 46202
Phone Number: 317-631-1870
Website: www.freetown.org
4. Madame Walker Urban Life Center, Indianapolis
- Was the center of entertainment, business and pride for the city’s
African-American community from the 1920s to the 1950’s.
Address: 617 Indiana Avenue Indianapolis, IN 46202
Phone Number: 317-236-2099
Website: www.walkertheatre.com
Iowa
5. Fort Des Moines, Des Moines
- The www.fortdesmoines.org officer candidate class for African American men in 1917,
and the establishment of the first Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
(WAAC's) in 1942.
Address: 75 East Army Post Road Des Moines, Iowa 50315
Phone Number: 515-282-8060
Website: www.fortdesmoines.org
Michigan
6. Sojourner Truth Memorial, Battle Creek
- Sojourner Truth was perhaps the most famous African-American woman in 19th
century America. For over forty years she traveled the country as a forceful and
passionate advocate for the dispossessed, using her quick wit and fearless
tongue to fight for human rights.
Phone Number: 269-965-2613
Website: www.sojournertruth.org
7. Dr. Ossian Sweet House, Detroit
- The home of black physician Ossian Sweet became the site of a
racial incident that resulted in a nationally publicized murder trial.
Address: 111 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL
Phone Number: 312-443-3600
Website: www.detroit1701.org
8. Motown Museum, Detroit
- Founded in 1985 by Esther Gordy Edwards, the Museum's
mission is to preserve the legacy of Motown Record Corporation and to educate
and motivate people.
Address: 2648 W Grand Blvd Detroit, Michigan 48208
Phone Number: 313-875-2264
Website: www.motownmuseum.com
9. Museum of African American History, Detroit
- The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History is the
worlds largest institution dedicated to the African American experience.
Address: 315 East Warren Avenue Detroit, MI 48201-1443
Phone Number: 313-494-5800
Website: www.thewright.org
10. National Museum of Tuskegee Airmen, Detroit
- The Tuskegee Airmen were dedicated, determined young men who
enlisted to become Americas first black military airmen, at a time
when there were many people who thought that black men lacked intelligence,
skill, courage and patriotism.
Address: 6325 West Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, MI
Phone Number: 313-843-8849
Website: www.tuskegeeairmenmuseum.com
Minnesota
11. Fort Snelling State Historical Park, Minneapolis-St. Paul
- For hundreds of years before Europeans arrived, generations of Dakota people
lived in villages along the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers that meet in
Fort Snelling State Park.
Address: 101 Snelling Lake Road St. Paul, MN 55111
Phone Number: 612-725-2389
Website: www.dnr.state.mn.us
Ohio
12. Stowe House, Cincinnati
- The Beechers and Stowes were some of the most well-known families of the
19th century and were involved in important social movements of their day.
Address: 2950 Gilbert Avenue Cincinnati, OH 45206
Number: 513-751-0651
Website: www.stowehousecincy.org
13. Taft Museum, Cincinnati
- Is the oldest domestic wooden structure in situated locally and is considered one of the
finest examples of Federal architecture in the Palladian style in the country.
Address: 316 Pike Street Cincinnati, OH 45202-4214
Phone Number: 513-241-0343
Website: www.taftmuseum.org
14. African American Museum, Cleveland
- The African American Museum is a place of learning and a place of
experiencing African American culture in the heart of Cleveland.
Address: 1765 Crawford Ave.--Cleveland, OH 44106
Phone Number: 216-791-1700
Website: www.aamcleveland.org
15. Karamu House, Cleveland
- With foresight and vision, Russell Jelliffe and Rowena Woodham set out to
establish a common ground where people of different races, religions, social and
economic backgrounds could come together to seek and share common ventures.
Address: 2355 E. 89th Street Cleveland, Ohio 44106
Phone Number: 216-795-7070
Website: www.karamuhouse.org
16. Paul Laurence Dunbar House, Dayton
- Paul Laurence Dunbar was the first African-American to gain national
eminence as a poet.
Address: 219 North Paul Laurence Dunbar Street Dayton, OH 45402-6502
Phone Number: 937-224-7061
Website: www.dunbarsite.org
17. Rankin House, Ripley
- The Rankin House, located on Liberty Hill which overlooks the Ohio River
and Ripley, is one of the better known sites which assisted in the Underground
Railroad efforts. Built in 1828.
Address: 6152 Rankin Road Ripley, OH 45167
Phone Number: 937-392-1627
Website: www.ripleyohio.net
18. Wyandotte Indian Missionary Church, Upper Sandusky
- The church was built in 1824, under the supervision of the Rev. James B. Finley.
Address: 200 E Church Upper Sandusky, OH 43351
Phone Number: 419-294-4841
Website: www.wyandotte-nation.org
19. National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center, Wilberforce University,
Col. Charles Young House, Wilberforce
- This museum aims to educate the public about African American history
and culture from African origins to the present through a variety of programs.
Address: 1350 Brush Row Road Wilberforce, OH 45384
Phone Number: 937-376-4944
Website: www.ohsweb.ohiohistory.org
20. Under Ground Railroad, Cincinnati
- During the 1800s, estimates suggest that more than 100,000 enslaved people
sought freedom through the Underground Railroad.
Address: 50 East Freedom Way, Cincinnati, OH
Phone Number: 513-333-7500
Website: www.freedomcenter.org
Wisconsin
21. Tallman Restorations, Milton House, Janesville-Milton
- The Milton House is the first poured grout building in the United States
and Wisconsin's only documented Underground Railroad site.
Address: Post Office Box 650 Janesville, WI 53547-0650
Phone Number: 608-757-1039
Website: www.jeffrisfoundation.org
22. Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison
- Educates and Teaches you about Wisconsin History
Address: 816 State Street Madison WI 53706
Phone Number: 608-264-6400
Website: www.wisconsinhistory.org
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