Historic Roads & Trails
The path paved by African Americans in Tennessee was one long and arduous, etched with trials and triumphs, tragedy and victory.
Today, the challenges faced by African Americans throughout the generations, and the accomplishments that followed, are commemorated in the dedicated museums, monuments, landmarks and preserved sites throughout the state.
Hartzler-Towner Multicultural Museum
The museum features permanent and temporary exhibits of cultural items from around the world, including a collection of 700 international dolls. ...more
Region: Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City: Nashville, TN
Phone: 615-340-7481
Haywood County Museum
The history of Haywood County from Native Americans to the present is displayed using photographs, memorabilia and documents, including special sports room. Among the community treasures is a rare collection on Abraham Lincoln's life, including many documents, books, artifacts, and pictures. ...more
Region: Southwest
City: Brownsville, TN
Phone: 731-772-4883
Highlander Research Foundation
This institution's predecessor, Highlander Folk Center, was one of the most important training centers in the history of the modern civil rights movement. Activists such as the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. ...more
Region: Knoxville & Middle East
City: New Market, TN
Phone: 423-933-3443
Historic Downtown Clinton
Spend countless hours shopping for antiques, collectibles and specialty items and enjoy the unique eateries in restored Historic Downtown Clinton. ...more
Region: Knoxville & Middle East
City: Clinton, TN
Phone: 865-457-4542
Hunt Phelan Home
Built mostly by slave labor in 1828, the Hunt-Phelan Home displays a rich and elegant past. Several hundred slaves were taught English by members of the Freedmen's Bureau at an on-site school house. ...more
Region: Memphis & Surrounding Areas
City: Memphis, TN
Phone: 901-525-8225
Ida B. Wells Marker
Ida B. Wells, an outspoken journalist, abolitionist and suffragist of the early 1900's, was one of the first African-American women to publish a newspaper. ...more
Region: Memphis & Surrounding Areas
City: Memphis, TN
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Jubilee Hall
A national historic landmark and Nashville architectural landmark, the six-story Victorian Gothic building was completed in 1876, becoming the first building constructed from funds raised from performances by the world-renowned Fisk Jubilee Singers. ...more
Region: Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City: Nashville, TN
Phone: (615) 329-8998
Knoxville Civil War Driving Tour
The driving tour highlights the divided loyalties among East Tennesseans. It includes stops at historical museums and homes, battle sites and cemeteries. ...more
Region: Knoxville & Middle East
City: Knoxville, TN
Phone: 865-523-7263
Knoxville Museum of Art
The Knoxville Museum of Art presents and interprets outstanding works by artists of regional, national, and international significance; provides diverse audiences with opportunities for learning and personal growth; and serves as a community gathering and celebration place. ...more
Region: Knoxville & Middle East
City: Knoxville, TN
Phone: 865-525-6101
Lane College Historic District
An historic African-American college supported by the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church. The J. ...more
Region: Southwest
City: Jackson, TN
Phone: 901-426-7500
LeMoyne-Owen College
One of the South's oldest historically black colleges. LeMoyne Normal School was founded in 1862 by the American Missionary Association and funded by a $20,000 contribution from Pennsylvania native and staunch abolitionist, Dr. ...more
Region: Memphis & Surrounding Areas
City: Memphis, TN
Phone: 901-774-9090
Lenoir Museum
Families can enjoy the early Americana displays of thousands of items collected over 60 years, including a one-of-a-kind farm invention by an African-American farmer. ...more
Region: Knoxville & Middle East
City: Norris, TN
Phone: 423-494-9688
Live Music in America - Ebony Eyes Art Gallery, Inc.
The Mission of Ebony Eyes Art Gallery as a 501c3 nonprofit organization is to educate and promote the arts and reading literacy through the exhibition of original visual artworks of resident Tennessee artists of different cultures and disabilities.
Behind every great piece of artwork, there is a story/history to read about. ...more
Region: Upper Cumberland
City: Cookeville, TN
Phone: 931-528-3555
Mabry-Hazen House Museum
The Mabry-Hazen House Museum, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located on five acres atop Mabry Hill and includes the four-acre Civil War Bethel Cemetery. This stately, elegant home of the Victorian and Civil War periods showcases one of the largest collections in America containing original artifacts including china, silver, crystal, and antique furnishings. ...more
Region: Knoxville & Middle East
City: Knoxville, TN
Phone: 865-522-8661
Mary Walker Historical & Educational Foundation
Visitors can enjoy a series of exhibits and learn the history of Mary Walker, a former slave who learned to read and write in Chattanooga at the age of 117. ...more
Region: Chattanooga & Southeast
City: Chattanooga, TN
Phone: 423-629-7651
Take a journey into Tennessee's rich history and heritage on the Old Tennessee Trail. Over eighty points of interest take you from...
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