Various locations across the country have born witness to the notable achievements of black Americans throughout history. These are the places where musicians penned hits or where Civil Rights leaders crafted speeches or everyday individuals stood together in solidarity. Such sites merit consideration as the nation celebrates Black History Month.

• Montgomery Greyhound Bus Station: Freedom Riders were attacked by a local mob at this Alabama bus station on May 20, 1961, catching the attention of the national and international public and shedding light on the Civil Rights struggle.

• Congo Square: This location in New Orleans was one of the few places where enslaved Africans were allowed the freedom to dance and make music, making it an important location in African American history. It is often cited as the oldest Black neighborhood in America.

• Civil Rights Trail: This is a national trail that stretches across 15 states and 100 locations. Among the locations are the Edmund Pettus Bridge, which was the location of a police confrontation during the Selma, Alabama Civil Rights marches.

• African Meeting House, Boston: This small place of worship was built in the early 1800s and is one of the oldest Black churches in the country. It served as a school, church and meeting house, and Black Bostonians organized here to push for the abolition of slavery.

• Tuskegee University: This school in Alabama was part of the expansion of education for Black people in the south after the American Civil War. It is a historically Black college, which first opened in 1881 as Talladega College.

• Little Rock Central High School: This school in Arkansas is the place where the first major confrontation concerning the implementation of the Brown v. Board of Education ruling in 1954 took place.

• Colored Musicians Club: Located in Buffalo, NY, this is the only continuously operating, all-Black-owned jazz club in the U.S. It opened in 1917 and became a place for Black musicians to socialize and play music. Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington are among the greats who have played there.

Many places of historical significance tell the story of Black Americans.