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North Carolina’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities

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Museums, Historic Sites, Heritage Trails, and Other Community Resources

  • Historic Sites: Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum
  • Historic Sites: Historic Edenton
  • Historic Sites: Somerset Place
  • Historic Sites: Stagville
  • Historic Sites: Tryon Palace
  • North Carolina Freedom Park
  • Pope House

Many counties and cities in North Carolina have African American Heritage Trails, like the Halifax Underground Railroad Trail.

Here are a couple of other examples:

  • African American Heritage Trail – Fayetteville
  • North Carolina Civil Rights Trail
  • Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor
  • African American Music Trails of North Carolina
  • Hayti Heritage Center
  • North Carolina African American Heritage Commission
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Phone: 919-814-7000

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