Connecting People with our Black Heritage Sites

Experience the sites and explore the stories that celebrate the contributions of African Americans and their significance in the cultural heritage of Northeast North Carolina.

Inspiring exploration and appreciation for the African American Experience...

The African American Experience of NENC (AAENENC) celebrates the contributions of African Americans and encourages a deeper understanding of the significance of the region’s cultural heritage in order to build more inclusive communities.

This project is a collaborative project between nine NC counties that include:

Roanoke River Underground Railroad Trail Signs
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Historic Jarvisburg Colored School
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Pasquotank River and the Underground Railroad
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Reid’s Grove Rosenwald School
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Colored Union Soldiers Monument
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Dismal Swamp Canal
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Albemarle Bank
On August 14, 1920, this structure opened for business as the Albemarle Bank, the first African American-owned...
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Reid’s Grove Rosenwald School
Still on its original site, the Reid’s Grove School educated African American students. Completed on November...
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Corinth Missionary Baptist Church
In 1866, one year after the abolishment of slavery, the Reverend Z.H. Berry, E.M. Boone and a few other...
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Dismal Swamp State Park
The mysteriously and formidably named Great Dismal Swamp straddles the North Carolina-Virginia border...
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Richard Etheridge Statue at Collins Park
At Collins Park in Manteo, NC, centered in the roundabout on Bideford and Sir Walter Raleigh Streets,...
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Colored Union Soldiers Monument
A rectangular stone marker sits atop a concrete base. It has a pointed top and is engraved with text...
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