BALTIMORE, M aryland
throughout the mid 20th century.
•Roots & Wings
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MEMPHIS, TENESSEE
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134$ Carter Hill Aoad
This magnificent structure houses an
MUSEUMS
•Maryland Historical
Society Museum and
Library
201 W
Monument Street
410 485-3750
•Log Cabin Restaurant
8124 Washington Boulevard
410 799-9874
409 North Charles Street
410 394-1300
•Great Blacks in Wax
Museum
1401 E. North Avenue
410 543-3404
•Maryland Museum of
African Art
•Benny's
2701 Charles Street
An Museum Drive
410 394-4310
•Phyllis’ Caribbean/
American Cuisine
119 West Jeff Davis Avenue
The museum showcases many special
events in the area and features pho­
E N T E R T A IN M E N T /
N IG H T L IF E
•Bertha’s
734 S. Broadway Street
410 327-5795
tographs and history of the Civil
172 Beale Street
RESTAURANTS
•M artha’s Place
•Memphis is home of the Christian Methodist
Episcopal Church, which has close to 875,000 mem­
bers worldwide
•Memphis is the home of the country’s largest
African-American parade, the Cotton Maker’s Jubilee
•Davis Cafe
•The Memphis Musicians Union, founded in 1873, is
the oldest musicians union in the country
$18 N. Decatur Street
20$ 244-401$
Biddle Street
•Famous Lannie’s BBQ
993 West South Boulevard
20$ 284-9709
•Topside
410 332-4191
1004 Galesville Aoad
410 847-1321
•Harborplace
•Hall Street Sandwich
Shop
1517 Hall Street
•Mama Smilardo’s
•Maryland Science Center
401 light Street
•Last Chance Saloon
S888A Aobert Oliver Place
410 730-5454
•Silver Shadows
Soil Conservation Aoad. Building 88
55SO Sterrett Place
301 284-8911
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•The Universal Life Insurance Company, one of the
largest Black insurance companies in the nation, was
founded in 1923 in Memphis
•Pierce’s Country Kitchen
847 N. University Drive
410 M S-S22S
•In 1913, ’Memphis Blues’, by W.C. Handy, was the
first Blues song ever published
•Memphis is the home of the only African-American
ever to win an Academy Award for Best Song: Isaac
Hayes, for the movie ’Shaft’
205 244-9344
8323 Bayside Avenue
410 855-8348
2110 N. Charles Street
410 S2B-I4S5
20$ 249-1147
E N T E R T A IN M E N T /
N IG H T L IF E
•Sou La Terre
•First Baptist Church Beale Street in Memphis was the
south's first brick church constructed by a Black con­
gregation
82 Commerce Street
205 249-9754
• 1048 Jazz
1048 East Fairview Avenue
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ALABAMA
•B ram ells Caribbean
Kitchen
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410 327-244$
•Nyammin’s Karibi Kafe
322 N Charles Street
418-783-1533
•Eager House
IS W Eager Street
410 713-4241
•Jordan’s Rooftop
13801 Coastal Highway
410 250-1847
•Tuskegee lnn\Tiger
Lounge
20$ 727-5400
Movement
•Dr. E.D. Nixon Home
447 Clinton Street
•Sammy’s Diplomat
Lounge
Nationally recognued as a pioneer of
3951 Norman Bridge Aoad
the modem Civil Aights Movement
Dr Nnon posted bail for segregation
(Aamada Hui)
20$ 288-1120
law violator Aosa Parks In her
defense. Dr Nnon gathered the sup­
port of Montgomery Blacks in imple­
menting the successful I9SS-S4
Montgomery Bus Boycott In spite of
the bombing of his home and count­
less threats against his life. Nnon
persistently fought racial segregation
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20$ 834-1048
1-8$ 8 Alabama Highway 81
1423 E Baltimore Street
for the use of pictures and info­
rmation provided.
Credits:
PUBLISHERS, INC.
Michael A. House,
President
Kent Carthan,
Associate Advertising A/lanager
Marcia A. Harris,
Project Coordinator.
Researcher, Editor
saki, mafundikwa,
•The buying power of Blacks in Memphis exceeds
$2 billion
RESTAURANTS
•Restaurant 2110
Special Thanks to the Convention
AMALGAMATED
•Society Hill Hotel
58 W
Slave Haven, Underground
Room, Memphis
and Visitón Bureau in each city
458 Sayre Street
20$ 243-913$
410 444-1041
DOW N HO M E FACTS:
•Memphis is the home of The Church of God in Christ,
which has nearly four million members worldwide
Aights Movement in Montgomery
•Sportsman’s Lounge
Calven & Pratt Streets
•NASA/Goddard Visitor
Center and Museum
•Strange Cargo
•World Heritage Museum
410 425-5733
•Gallery at Harborplace
410 332-4191
149 Beale Street
901 524-5047
the year. The works of nationally
and internationally famous African-
2101 Charles Street
410 837-3430
200 East Pratt Street
and adults are scheduled throughout
•Memphis Music Shop
and Souvenirs
901 $25-1514
4723 Gwynnoak Avenue
•Baltimore Museum of
Art
and graphic arts. Lectures, films, and
American writers are displayed.
S430 Vantage Point Aoad
410 730-710$
store. It showcases Black painting
educational programs for children
410 344-7774
•Eubie Blake Museum
and Cultural Center
art gallery, theater, and a book
At right is the late Ed Nixon
whose Collection is at
Alabama State University
a rt direction a n d design
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