Bricktown and Deep Deuce, Oklahoma City (1889- )

Like the rest of Oklahoma City, Bricktown began with the Land Run of 1889. At the junction of the Oklahoma railroad station and the Oklahoma River, the land that is now Oklahoma City and its surroundings was especially appealing to both farmers and settlers who … Read MoreBricktown and Deep Deuce, Oklahoma City (1889- )

Oyotunji Village [The Village] (1970- )

Oyotunji Village (The Village) was the first known black nationalist settlement developed by African American worshippers of the orishas (African deities). While the Village’s founders modeled Oyotunji on West African cultures, they also sought to build a self-defined, independent community in the United States within … Read MoreOyotunji Village [The Village] (1970- )

Gulfside Assembly (1923- )

Concrete forms for outdoor prayer pavilion at Gulfside Assembly in Waveland, Mississippi (Image Courtesy Mike DuBose) Gulfside Assembly was a segregated resort in Waveland, Mississippi, along the Mississippi Gulf Coast.  Unique among 20th century black resorts, it was created as a religious retreat owned by … Read MoreGulfside Assembly (1923- )

The Houston Negro Hospital-Riverside General Hospital (1926- )

Houston Negro Hospital, 2010 “Image Ownership: Ed Uthman” The Houston Negro Hospital was created in 1926 when the earlier black Union-Jeramiah Hospital was no longer capable of accommodating the rapidly growing black population of Houston, Texas. African American community leaders began a campaign to garner … Read MoreThe Houston Negro Hospital-Riverside General Hospital (1926- )

Atlantic Beach, South Carolina (1966- )

Atlantic Beach, South Carolina was one of the last all-black resorts to be developed along the Atlantic Coast.  Formed two years after the 1964 Civil Rights Act opened beach resorts to all visitors regardless of race, Atlantic Beach never had the opportunity afforded older black … Read MoreAtlantic Beach, South Carolina (1966- )