Bronzeville USA : Chicago’s Black Metropolis
Bronzeville 1920's - Present In 1938, Time Magazine called Chicago " The center of U.S. Negro business". At the core of this vibrant economic center was the Southside neighborhood known as Bronzeville. "The appeal to the white man's pocket has ever been more effectual...
Harlem, NY – The Mecca
1920-Present Often imitated but never duplicated "The Mecca" has been the inspiration for blacks in America for decades. Originally coined the "New Negro Movement, or the Great African American Migration, Harlem, NY has been the backbone of African-American struggles...
The Ville – The Cradle of African-American Culture
The Ville 1880's-Present If the adage is true, that you're a product of your environment, then "The Ville" was a birthplace of pioneers and trendsetters. If you are looking for the stomping grounds of trailblazers such as Annie Malone, Chuck Berry, Homer G. Phillips,...
Rosewood, Florida
Rosewood, FL 1870-1923 Our Rosewood Tank honors the economic accomplishments of the Black Wall Street of Rosewood, a city in Levy County, FL. If loose lips sink ships, then it was forbidden forays that ravaged Rosewood. Upon its conception in the 1800s Rosewood,...