Learn about Downtown Raleigh's African American heritage with self-guided digital tours that highlight the Black entrepreneurs, leaders, institutions and places that played pivotal roles in our community's history.
To offer an enjoyable walking experience, we’ve organized the sites into walkable tours that take from 30 to 60 minutes. New tours coming soon!
We welcome any suggestions to enhance our digital map and elevate the stories being shared. If you would like to nominate a business, building, person or place related to Raleigh’s Black history, we invite you to complete this online form.
Please contact us at communications@downtownraleigh.org if you have any questions.
Raleigh’s Black Main Street | 30-minute tour
Historic African American Churches | 60-minute tour
South Park - East Raleigh Historic District - Coming Soon
All Tours
In compiling the Black History Tour, Downtown Raleigh Alliance utilized information from the following sources:
Community of Historic Churches
Hill Directory Co.'s Raleigh City Directory, University Library, UNC Chapel Hill
The Evolution of Raleigh's African American Neighborhoods
Raleigh Historic Development Commission
St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church