African American Cultural Complex

Originally named Black Heritage Park, the African American Cultural Complex celebrates the outstanding contributions made by African-Americans.

http://www.aaccmuseum.org/

Learn more

• African-American Mosaic: An Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study of Black History & Culture An online collection of materials documenting four areas of the African-American experience: Colonization, Abolition, Migrations, and the WPA.
• Lesson plan: A renaissance of jazz and poetry The Harlem Renaissance was the birth of a creative plethora in all fields of art for African Americans. The poetry and jazz composed during or inspired by this era naturally complemented each other. Furthermore, many of the themes from the musical and literary worlds are universal and provide a great lesson on how two different works can have a parallel theme.

Related pages

• North Carolina Museum of History: Get a sneak preview of the Museum before you visit! You can search for artifacts, preview the exhibitions, and read about important events in North Carolina history. The Museum offers teachers a variety of resources--many are online! Find lesson plans, information on history in a box kits, professional development workshops, and more!
• Bea Hensley, Blacksmith: A National Heritage Fellowship Award winner, Bea Hensley has been blacksmithing since he was a young man. Today, he and his son give demonstrations of traditional techniques to create fine ornamental ironwork.
• Alamance County Historical Museum: Learn about the history of Alamance County on a field trip to this museum.

Related topics

• Learn more about African American history, African Americans, Amistad, North Carolina, Wake County, arts, civil rights, crafts, folk art, heritage, history, history museums, and women.

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Begun as a hobby by Dr. and Mrs. E.B. Palmer, the African American Cultural Complex provides a unique collection of artifacts, documents and displays of outstanding contributions made by African Americans. Currently the complex is comprised of 3 exhibit houses located along a natural trail beside a creek, a Mini-Amphitheater, a Bird Sanctuary, Nature Preserve and Picnic Area, and Botanical Gardens.

The complex is located behind the Palmer home at 119 Sunnybrook Road in Raleigh. To arrange for a visit, call 919-250-9336

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