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Tulare County, CA

Founded in 1908 by Colonel Allen Allensworth and a group of
settlers, Allensworth was the first all-Black Californian township.

Chaves County, NM

Blackdom is a historic freedom colony in Chaves County, New Mexico, United States with a population of 300 at its height in 1908 that was founded by African-American settlers Frank and Ella Boyer in 1901.

Chicago, IL

"Bronzeville Black Wall Street" was a historically prosperous African-American community of Bronzeville in Chicago, often compared to the original "Black Wall Street" in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

New Orleans, LA

The avenue was once the "Canal Street for us," a thriving center for Black-owned businesses and cultural events like second lines before the interstate (I-10 Expressway) demolished homes, businesses, and hundreds of historic oak trees.

Orange County, FL

Incorporated in 1887, Eatonville is the first incorporated all-Black city in the United States.

Jackson, MS

Named after a family that lived and had businesses on that street for four generations, the street became a flourishing business area after the imposition of legal segregation under Jim Crow.

Birmingham, AL

During the first half of the 20th century, the 4th Avenue Historic District was the vibrant center of the Black community in Birmingham.

Houston, TX

Freedmen’s Town was originally a community located in the Fourth Ward of Houston, Texas that began in 1865 as the destination for former enslaved people from surrounding plantations in Texas and Louisiana after the Civil War.

Tulsa, OK

Greenwood is a historic neighborhood and freedom colony in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Durham, NC

Hayti District, is the historic community that was founded as an independent Black community shortly after the American Civil War on the southern edge of Durham by freedmen coming to work in tobacco warehouses and related jobs in the city.

Richmond, VA

Jackson Ward, previously known as Central Wards, is a historically African-American district in Richmond, Virginia, with a long tradition of African-American businesses.

Mound Bayou, MS

Founded in 1887 by Isaiah Montgomery and a group of former enslaved people, Mound Bayou became one of the most well-known and successful all-Black towns in Mississippi.

Graham County, KS

Established in 1877 by a group of formerly enslaved African-Americans, Nicodemus is considered one of the earliest all-Black settlements west of the Mississippi River.

Durham, NC

Parrish St. was the hub of African-American businesses and financial services in Durham, North Carolina, during the late 1800s and early 1900s.

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Tulare County, CA
Founded in 1908 by Colonel Allen Allensworth and a group of settlers, Allensworth was the first all-Black Californian township.

Chaves County, NM
Blackdom is a historic freedom colony in Chaves County, New Mexico, United States with a population of 300 at its height in 1908 that was founded by African-American settlers Frank and Ella Boyer in 1901.

New Orleans, LA
The avenue was once the "Canal Street for us," a thriving center for Black-owned businesses and cultural events like second lines before the interstate (I-10 Expressway) demolished homes, businesses, and hundreds of historic oak trees.

Orange County, FL
Incorporated in 1887, Eatonville is the first incorporated all-Black city in the United States.

Jackson, MS
Named after a family that lived and had businesses on that street for four generations, the street became a flourishing business area after the imposition of legal segregation under Jim Crow.

Birmingham, AL
During the first half of the 20th century, the 4th Avenue Historic District was the vibrant center of the Black community in Birmingham.

Houston, TX
Freedmen’s Town was originally a community located in the Fourth Ward of Houston, Texas that began in 1865 as the destination for former enslaved people from surrounding plantations in Texas and Louisiana after the Civil War.

Durham, NC
Hayti District, is the historic community that was founded as an independent Black community shortly after the American Civil War on the southern edge of Durham by freedmen coming to work in tobacco warehouses and related jobs in the city.

Richmond, VA
Jackson Ward, previously known as Central Wards, is a historically African-American district in Richmond, Virginia, with a long tradition of African-American businesses.

Mound Bayou, MS
Jackson Ward, previously known as Central Founded in 1887 by Isaiah Montgomery and a group of former enslaved people, Mound Bayou became one of the most well-known and successful all-Black towns in Mississippi.

Graham County, KS
Established in 1877 by a group of formerly enslaved African-Americans, Nicodemus is considered one of the earliest all-Black settlements west of the Mississippi River.

Durham, NC
Parrish St. was the hub of African-American businesses and financial services in Durham, North Carolina, during the late 1800s and early 1900s.

New York, NY
Seneca Village was one of the first African-American communities in Manhattan during the mid-1800s. Established before Central Park's creation, the village was a haven for African-Americans who owned property, stretching from West 82nd to West 89th Street around what is now Central Park’s perimeter.

Atlanta, GA
The name Sweet Auburn was coined by John Wesley Dobbs, referring to the "richest Negro street in the world," one of the largest concentrations of African-American businesses in the United States.

Pittsburgh, PA
The Hill District is a grouping of historically African American neighborhoods in the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Despite its cultural and economic vibrancy, in the mid-1950s a substantial area was slated for redevelopment, displacing about 8,000 individuals.

St. Louis, MO
The Ville is a historic African-American neighborhood with many African-American businesses located in North St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. and was the center of African American culture within the city of St. Louis.

Little Rock, AR
W. Ninth Street in Little Rock emerged as a predominately African American neighborhood during the Civil War. As the population grew, a five-block section along West Ninth Street, between Broadway and Chester, became the center of the Black business district.

Brooklyn, NY
Weeksville is a historic neighborhood founded by free African Americans in Brooklyn. Weeksville was named after James Weeks, a freed African-American stevedore from Virginia.