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Visit historic sites on the Palm Beach County Black Cultural Heritage Trail

You can visit African American historical sites
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WPTV is highlighting the Palm Beach County Black Cultural Heritage Trail.

It’s a self-guided tour that takes you to many sites throughout Palm Beach County connected to the African American community. From visiting the Sunset Lounge to historic churches to the African American Spady Museum to the Dr. King Memorial in West Palm Beach.

Visit historic sites on the Palm Beach County Black Cultural Heritage Trail

Alexandra Alfred is with the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County.

"It was a lot of meetings, monthly meetings, a lot of community meetings to gauge what the community wanted, what were we missing, what points of history did they feel were very important to incorporate," Alfred said.

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The pictures are courtesy of photographer Daniel Fortune for the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County.

The trail was narrowed down to 12 sites.

Click here to learn more.