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AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE
Baltimore has always played an important role in the history of African-Americans.Explore the city’s world-famous landmarks, sacred places, historic sitesand exciting attractions. The following list only highlights locations;Baltimore’s African-American Heritage Visitors Guide is a full-color brochurethat describes all that Charm City has to offer.

GREAT BLACKS IN WAX MUSEUM
1601-03 East North Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21213
(410) 563-3404 $ Handicap Accessible (show wheelchair logo)
The first and only of its kind in the country, the museum presents morethan 100 figures including Rosa Parks, Frederick Douglass, Carl Lewis andHarriet Tubman. Arranged chronologically and in tableaus, the museum’s figuresoutline the glorious history of African peoples around the globe.

ORCHARD STREET CHURCH
512 Orchard Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 523-8150
Truman Pratt, former slave of Maryland Governor John Eager Howard, foundedOrchard Street Church in 1925. Legend has it that, at one point, the churchserved as a stop on the Underground Railroad. The building now houses amuseum and the offices of the Baltimore Urban League, which led restorationefforts of the site.

ARENA PLAYERS
801 McCulloh Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 728-6500 $ Handicap Accessible (show wheelchair logo)
The oldest African-American community theater in America, the Arena Playerspresent a variety of first rate productions, including musicals, comediesand dramas. The theater hosts special plays during Black History Month.

EUBIE BLAKE GALLERY AT THE BROKERAGE
34 Market Place
Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 396-8128 Handicap Accessible (show wheelchair logo)
Visitors enjoy exhibitions by local artists, along with displays and memorabiliain honor of the celebrated composer, vaudevillian and pianist.