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This list of African American Historic Places in North Carolina is based on a book by the National Park Service, The Preservation Press, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers. Other listings are also online.

Some of these sites are on the National Register of Historic Places (NR) as independent sites or as part of larger historic district. Several of the sites are National Historic Landmarks (NRL). Others have North Carolina historical markers (HM). The citation on historical markers is given in the reference. The location listed is the nearest community to the site. More precise locations are given in the reference.

Alamance County

• Burlington
  • McCray School
• Mebane
  • Cooper School

Buncombe County

• Asheville
  • St. Matthias Episcopal Church
  • Young Men's Institute Building

Burke County

• Morganton
  • Gaston Chapel
  • Jonesboro Historic District

Caswell County

• Milton
  • Union Tavern,

Cumberland County

• Fayetteville
  • Evans Metropolitan AME Zion Church
  • Orange Street School
  • St. Joseph's Episcopal Church

Durham County

• Durham
  • Emmanuel AME Church
  • Geer Cemetery
  • Horton Grove Complex
  • North Carolina Central University
  • North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company Building
  • St. Joseph's African Methodist Episcopal Church
  • Scarborough House

Forsyth County

• Winston-Salem
  • S.G. Atkins House
  • St. Philip's Moravian Church,

Franklin County

• Franklinton
  • Dr. J.A. Savage House
• Louisburg
  • Williamson House

Guilford County

• Greensboro
  • North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
  • Bennett College for Women
  • Location of the Home of William McBryar Buffalo Soldier
  • Underground Railroad Marker at Guilford College
  • Civil Right Museum location of the Greensboro Sit-in
• High Point
  • Kilby Hotel
  • William Penn High School
• Sedalia
  • Palmer Memorial Institute

Granville County

• Oxford
  • Central Orphanage

Iredell County, County

• Stateville
  • Center Street A.M.E. Zion Church

Johnston County

• Kenly
  • Boyette Slave House

Mecklenburg County

• Charlotte
  • Biddle Memorial Hall, Johnson C. Smith University
  • Mecklenburg Investment Company Building

Polk County

• Mill Spring
  • Rev. Joshua D. Jones House

Rockingham County

• Eden
  • Mt. Sinai Baptist Church
• Reidsville
  • First Baptist Church
  • North Washington Avenue Workers' Houses

Rowan County

• Salisbury
  • Livingston College Historic District
  • Mount Zion Baptist

Vance County

• Machpelah
  • Tucker's Grove Camp Meeting Ground
  • West Badin Historic District

Wake County

• Raleigh
  • East Raleigh-South Park Historic District
  • Estey Hall
  • Masonic Temple Building
  • Moore Square Historic District
  • Peace College Main Building
  • St. Paul A.M.E. Church

Warren County

• Warrenton
  • Mansfield Thorton House
  • Sledge-Hayley House

Wilson County

• Wilson
  • East Wilson Historic District

See also

• History of slavery in North Carolina
• List of African-American historic places

References

1. National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (October 1, 1994). African American Historic Places. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9780471143451.
2. NCPEDIA. "Exploring North Carolina: African American History". Retrieved October 22, 2019.

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