Charlotte, NC

Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts & Culture
DESCRIPTION: African American cultural center and museum

ADDRESS: 551 South Tryon Street

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One of Four Sculptures at The Square
DESCRIPTION: An African-American railroad builder is honored as part of the city's importance as a transportation center

ADDRESS: Trade at Tryon Streets  MAP

The Original Coffee Cup
DESCRIPTION: Gardine Wilson II’s original Southern café founded in the 1940s during the Segregation Era; now part of the Afro-American Cultural Center

ADDRESS: 914 South Clarkson Street  MAP

Johnson C. Smith University
DESCRIPTION: This HBCU was founded at a different site in Charlotte in 1867 with the mission to train black students; the school moved to this site during the early 1870s and many original buildings on campus include Biddle Hall, a Romanesque Revival centerpiece of the campus built in 1884, Carter Hall a Victorian Gothic building erected by students in 1895 and Carnegie Library built in 1912 with funds from Carnegie Foundation; the business school at Johnson C. Smith is moving up in rankings and by urban university standards, the school has a lovely campus

ADDRESS: 100 Beatties Ford Road  MAP

PHONE: 704-378-1000

WEBSITE: http://www.jcsu.edu

Afro-American Children's Theatre
DESCRIPTION: Founded in 1981; offers performances at the Great Aunt Stella Center, Dana Auditorium at Queens College and First Ward Place; mounts six to eight fully staged productions each year with local cast members; a tremendous opportunity for children to develop a variety of skills: artistic, social, cultural, personal and academic with an emphasis on African, African American, and Afro-Caribbean cultural contributions

ADDRESS: 345 North College Street, Suite 408  MAP

PHONE: 704-372-7410

WEBSITE: http://www.ncculturetour.org/sites/aact.htm

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Monument
DESCRIPTION: An imposing 8-feet tall bronze statue of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr sculpted by Dr. Selma Burke

ADDRESS: Marshall Park at 3rd Street  MAP

Latibah Collard Green Museum

DESCRIPTION: A small museum whose focus on the history of the black experience in America using the resilient collard green as a namesake metaphor

DAYS & HOURS: Tue-Sat 9a-5p

ADMISSION: $5 Adults, $4 Seniors, $3 students

ADDRESS: ArtHouse, 3103 Cullman Ave  MAP

PHONE: 704-737-8097

WEBSITE: http://www.latibahmuseum.org

Nubian Rootz Cultural Center
DESCRIPTION: Hosted cultural classes and special events

DAYS & HOURS: CLOSED

ADDRESS: 4801 North Tryon Street  MAP

Asheville, NC

Young Mens Institute Cultural Center
DESCRIPTION: Built at the behest of Cornelius Vanderbilt as a necessary adjunct to the famed Biltmore Estates; it housed African craftsman that built his estate and furniture; these men were schooled in building crafts of the English and French Estates; this building was were they ate, drank, slept, and entertained; Vanderbilt ultimately transformed it into the Young Men’s Institute, a place where his workers and their children were educated and maintained their African, now American, culture; subsequently bought by African Americans, it has been a school, library, cultural institution, funeral home, doctors and dental offices over the years; a historic Colored hospital, Ritz Social Club, and Grave Park Inn build by African craftsmen, and a Martin Luther King, Jr. Monument are nearby

DAYS & HOURS: Tue-Sat 10a-5p

ADDRESS: 39 South Market Street  MAP

PHONE: 828-252-4614

WEBSITE: http://www.ymicc.org