B.F. James and Frances Jane Bright Mini-Park

The park contains a bronze marker commemorating five historic sites in one of the oldest sections of Delray Beach. They are: School No.4 Delray Colored, located on this site; Greater Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church, 40 NW 4th Avenue; St. ...

National Historic Landmark-John Coltrane House

National Historic Landmark- John Coltrane House

This house was the home of tenor saxophonist and American jazz pioneer John Coltrane from 1952 until his death in 1967, including the critical years during which he developed his characteristic musical language.

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St. James First Missionary Baptist Church

This church was founded in 1876 by freed blacks from Georgia, Alabama, and North Florida who had come to the Keys to work on Henry Flagler's railroad. Today's masonry building is built around the wood original.

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The Community Pool at the MLK Jr. Community Center

The City of the Key West built this pool for African Americans in 1946, when Key West beaches were segregated.

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St. John's Baptist Church

The congregation was organized in 1906. The current building, designed by the black architectural firm of McKissack and McKissack, was completed in 1940. The two-story masonry building is a rare example of the Art Deco style in Overtown.

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National Historic Landmark-Wheatland James Buchanan House

National Historical Landmark- Wheatland James Buchanan House

From 1849 until his death, Wheatland, a 17-room brick house, was the residence of James Buchanan (1791-1868), 15th President of the United States (1857-1861).

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National Historic Landmark-John Bartram House

National Historical Landmark-John Bartram House

Constructed in 1731, this was the residence of John Bartram (1699-1777), one of America's first native botanists. The gardens, enlarged by his son, were filled with rare and exotic plants.

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National Historic Landmark-Allegheny County Courthouse and Jail

National Historical Landmark-Allegheny County Courthouse and Jail

When architect Henry Hobson Richardson realized his days were numbered, he wrote, Let me have time to finish Pittsburgh and I should be content without another day.

He was referring to the massive buildings ...

James F. Sistrunk Blvd Historical Marker at Von Mizell Library

Dr. James F. Sistrunk was the first black medical doctor to practice in Ft. Lauderdale and the only one for almost 16 years. With his partner, Dr. Von Mizell, Dr. Sistrunk solicited financing for Provident Hospital, which opened in 1938 ...

The Johnson Chapel Missionary Baptist Church

The only remaining rural church in southern Sarasota County dating from the 1910s, Johnson Chapel was built as the Osprey Missionary Baptist Church in 1915 on the west side of the Tamiami Trail in Osprey, six miles north of Laurel, ...