African American Outdoor Recreation: A National Historic Landmarks Theme Study

Kahrl AW, Cammeron M, Katen B. 2022. African American Outdoor Recreation: A National Historic Landmarks Theme Study. National Historic Landmark Theme Studies. National Park Service

This study examines the history and meaning of recreation in Black America in the period from emancipation to the early twenty-first century. Registration guidelines for evaluating potential NHLs and an inventory of existing African American outdoor recreation properties identified as nationally significant is included. Additional content is available in the NPS.gov article, "African Americans and the Great Outdoors," and StoryMap.

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Published Report
Authors
Kahrl, Andrew; Cammeron, Malcolm; Katen, Brian
Date of Issue
2022
Publisher
National Park Service
Keywords
National Historic Landmark; African American; Black history; recreation; civil rights

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