This is the official Twitter account for the Park History Program of the National Park Service
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You can also learn more about this important publication and it's impact on a changing social climate during the Jim Crow Era by watching this video by @SavingPlaces The Green Book: A Historic Travel Guide for Black America, Part I youtu.be/t7_cy7uUcqk via @YouTube
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The Green Book provided African Americans with a listing of safe places where they could travel, shop, or lodge and avoid being discriminated against or attacked due to Jim Crow laws. Learn about the places, men and women featured in the Greenbook visit go.aacrn.com/greenbook.
ALT B & W image of the 1949 Green Book
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Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site was designated as part of the African American Civil Rights Network in October 2019 for its connection to the fight for equal opportunity in American education #DiscovertheNetwork go.nps.gov/1n13cy
4 Sep 2020
September 4, 1957 - 10 African American students attempt enter Little Rock Central High School for the first time.
Read about their experience at facebook.com/CentralHighNPS/…
#63rd @USInterior @NatlParkService
Photo - Will Counts, Indiana University
ALT Elizabeth Eckford (in a white dress, carrying a school folder and wearing sunglasses) walking past Central High School with a Central student named Hazel Bryan (directly behind Elizabeth, with clenched teeth and wearing a white dress) yelling at her in the midst of an angry mob.
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12 Dec 2019
Attention! The NPS African American Civil Rights Network has a new Twitter account: @CivilRightsNPS. Be sure to follow it for updates on the Network and lots more information!
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10 Oct 2019
After last week's announcement of new resources to the African American Civil Rights Network, we're again accepting applications! Please go to our website for details on how to apply: nps.gov/subjects/civilrights…
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9 Oct 2019
The @rocklandAshop is one of our maritime grant recipients--check out the great work they're doing: vimeo.com/356014836
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6 Jun 2019
Now part of the African American Civil Rights Network, the Shelley House was the subject of the 1948 Supreme Court case Shelley v. Kraemer, reinforcing the 14th Amendment’s equal protection guarantee. Find out more here: nps.gov/articles/shelley-hou…
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4 Jun 2019
The New Orleans home of A.P. Tureaud was added to the African American Civil Rights Network in October 2018. Tureaud was the NAACP’s legal counsel for more than 30 years, driving efforts to address segregation and inequality throughout society. nps.gov/subjects/civilrights…
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3 Jun 2019
Medgar Evers was the first NAACP field secretary in Mississippi, where he fought to end racial violence. Evers and his wife Myrlie established the NAACP office in Jackson in the mid-1950s. Find out more about their work on our website: nps.gov/subjects/civilrights…
31 May 2019
The Peace Memorial in Indianapolis’s Kennedy-King Park was added to the African American Civil RIghts Network in April 2018. The Memorial honors the dedication of Robert F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Find out more on our website: nps.gov/subjects/civilrights…
30 May 2019
In March 2018, the Lorraine Motel, the site of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was added to the African American Civil Rights Network. Today, the Motel is the home of the National Civil Rights Museum. Find out more on our website: nps.gov/subjects/civilrights…
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29 May 2019
Mitchell Jamieson’s mural of African American-American opera singer Marian Anderson’s concert at the Lincoln Memorial was the first element added to the African American Civil Rights Network in February 2018. Find out more at our website: nps.gov/subjects/civilrights…
28 May 2019
Announcing the the NPS African American Civil Rights Network! If you know of a property or program that tells the story of the courageous people who fought racial discrimination and segregation, see our website for more information: go.nps.gov/aacrn
5 Mar 2018
Learn more about the history of women in the U.S. Navy from our friends at the Naval History and Heritage Command: history.navy.mil/browse-by-t…
13 Feb 2018
Maritime History enthusiasts! Going to New Orleans for the Maritime Heritage Conference? NPS Maritime Heritage Program Manager Kelly Spradley-Kurowski will be there to talk about the grant program on Friday afternoon; please come join us!
5 Feb 2018
One of our successful Maritime Heritage Grant Projects: The Pensacola Maritime Heritage Trail goo.gl/NbaHTj
29 Jan 2018
Ever been to Mystic Seaport? Our Facebeook page is featuring a preservation project recently completed there with the help of funds from our Maritime Grant program! facebook.com/NationalParkSer…
24 Jan 2018
Check our Facebook account over the next few weeks for information about past maritime heritage grant projects! facebook.com/NationalParkSer…
23 Jan 2018
Maritime Grant applicants! Thank you for your patience; our review process is continuing. We'll be in touch as soon as we have information to share!
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