Which counties are part of the Alabama Black Belt Heritage Area?
National Park Units
Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail, Dallas, Lowndes, Montgomery Counties
The Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail preserves, commemorates, and interprets resources associated with the Voting Rights movement; in particular the marches in 1965 which directly influenced to the passage of the Voting Rights act. The Lowndes County Interpretive Center includes state of the art exhibits, artifacts, a bookstore, a picnic area, and an award winning film, Never Lose Sight of Freedom.
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, Macon County
The Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site is charged with preserving, commemorating and interpreting the impact of the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II, their training process for the Tuskegee Airmen, the African-American struggle for greater participation in the United States Armed Forces and the impact on the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s.
Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site, Macon County
The purpose of Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site is to protect and preserve the cultural resources of “The Oaks,†the family home of Booker T. Washington, the George Washington Carver Museum and any other lands of interests. It was here that Booker T. Washington initiated the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute for African Americans in 1881. Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site is the only National Park unit located on an active college campus, Tuskegee University.
