About the African American Heritage Project

The Winding River African American Heritage Project brings together, under a single directory, historic sites, monuments, memorials, and museum collections related to the the African American experience in western Missouri, eastern Kansas, and southern Iowa and Nebraska.

We wish to acknowledge local and regional efforts that preceded or are actively underway at local and regional levels to document sites related to African American history. Many of these efforts far surpass the objectives of the Winding River African American History Project and often provide a more indepth review of African American historic sites in their particular area.

• African American Heritage Trail of Kansas City, MO  (Kansas City, MO)
• African American Walking Tours in Liberty, Missouri (Clay County African American Legacy, Inc. - Garrison School Cultural Center and "Give Me Liberty")
• Explore Kansas City's African American History and Areas of Interest (Visit KC)
• Guide to African American Attractions and Special Events (Printed publication, possibly out of print, Convention and Visitors Bureau of Greater Kansas City)
• Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area
  • Story with links to historic sites: African Americans
  • Story with links to historic sites: Slavery, Abolition and the Underground Railroad

Add Your Listing to the AAHP Directory -- you are invited to use our online form for updating directories.