This is a list of African American neighborhoods, containing cities, districts, and neighborhoods in the US that are predominantly African American, or are strongly associated with African American culture, either currently or historically.
Akron, Ohio
Albany, New YorkAtlanta, Georgia
The city hosts the Atlanta University Center, the largest consortium of historically Black colleges and universities in the country. Baltimore, Maryland
Benton Harbor, MichiganBerkeley, CaliforniaBirmingham, AlabamaBirmingham was a focal point of the civil rights movement, and where the Birmingham campaign took place. Boston, MassachusettsMany important black historical figures have lived in Boston and other parts of Massachusetts Buffalo, New YorkCharlotte, North CarolinaChicago and Cook County, IllinoisChicago
Cook County
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cleveland, OhioEastside Cleveland which includes Hough, St. Clair, Superior, and Glenville. 93rd and WOODHILL, MILES and Down THE Way (king kennedy,case court and 30th projects), East 116th buckeye road, westside : 2-fifth street (west 25th hood, and the rock) Columbus, OhioDallas and Dallas County, TexasDenver, ColoradoDetroit, MichiganHere the 12th Street Riot and Detroit Race Riot (1943) took place. East St. Louis, IllinoisHome of the racially charged East St. Louis Riot. Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Fort Myers, Florida
Fort Worth, TexasGary, IndianaHosted the ground-breaking 1972 National Black Political Convention. Hartford, ConnecticutHenrico County, VirginiaHouston, Texas
Indianapolis, IndianaJackson, MississippiCivil rights leader Medgar Evers was based here, and was murdered as well. The Freedom Ride also visited here, as the farthest out place they went. Kansas City, MissouriLas Vegas, NevadaLouisville, KentuckyWas a stop on the Underground Railroad. Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Los Angeles County, CaliforniaLos Angeles
Los Angeles County
Long BeachMacon, Georgia
Marin County, CaliforniaMemphis, Tennessee
Miami, FloridaThe 1979 death of Arthur McDuffie at the hands of white Miami-Dade police officers led to one of the worst race riots in American history. |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Minneapolis, Minnesotachitown[01998) New Haven, ConnecticutNew Orleans, Louisiana
Features three of the leading historically black colleges and universities in the United States. New York City & New York metropolitan areaNew York CityThe BronxBrooklyn
ManhattanQueens
Staten IslandLong IslandNassau County
Suffolk CountyNorthern New JerseyRockland CountyWestchester County
Orange CountyNorfolk, VirginiaOakland, CaliforniaOklahoma City, OklahomaLangston University is the only historically black college in the state. Omaha, NebraskaMain article: African Americans in Omaha, Nebraska
Orange County, FloridaPalatka, FloridaPetersburg, VirginiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Pompano Beach, Florida
Phoenix, Arizona
Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaCity Neighborhoods
Suburbs Portland, OregonRichmond, CaliforniaRichmond, VirginiaRiverside-San Bernardino, California
Sacramento, CaliforniaSan Diego, California
San Francisco, CaliforniaSt. Louis and St. Louis County, MissouriSeattle, WashingtonSouthern New JerseyTampa, FloridaTulsa, OklahomaWashington, D.C.Washington has had a significant black population since the city's creation. It was the first major city in America to become majority black and the first major city in America to have a majority black police department. |
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