Bradley Memorial Church
DESCRIPTION: This church provided spiritual guidance, religious education, community development, social life and involvement in humanitarian causes from 1907-1966

ADDRESS: 11 Masonic Ave; Oak Bluffs

Eastville Cemetery
DESCRIPTION: This abandoned cemetery was commonly used as a burial place for both Blacks and Whites.  Although many of the graves are unmarked and many have eroded into the marshland, the cemetery is a worthwhile stop; a bench with a plaque memorializing Rebecca Amos is here

ADDRESS: on the shore of Lagoon Pond, Oak Bluffs

Gospel Tabernacle
DESCRIPTION: The tabernacle once served as a church for a congregation of African Americans during the mid-20th century

ADDRESS: Dukes County Ave; Oak Bluffs

Home of Dorothy West
DESCRIPTION: An African American writer, West was the last surviving member of the Harlem Renaissance, and a member of Vineyard community for many years

ADDRESS: Myrtle Ave; Oak Bluffs

Pulpit Rock
DESCRIPTION: A site used by preacher John Saunders to spread the word of God to Africans and Native Americans during the early 18th century; there is also a plaque dedicated to the work of John Saunders

ADDRESS: off Pulpit Rock Way in the Waterview Farms Development; Oak Bluffs

Grace Episcopal Church
DESCRIPTION: The church has a stained glass window honoring the life of Bishop Burgess, an African American man who is a member of the island community

ADDRESS: Woodlawn Ave in Vineyard Haven

PHONE: 508-693-0332

Homestead of Whaling Captain William Martin
DESCRIPTION: The island's only African American whaling captain and great grandson of Rebecca Amos, a West African slave who survived the Middle Passage across the Atlantic Ocean

ADDRESS: Chappaquiddick

Grave of Whaling Captain William Martin
DESCRIPTION: It is an ornate grave that faces in the opposite direction (away from the sea) from most of the other graves

ADDRESS: Chappaquiddick