The Cairo African American Heritage Trail and Oral History Archive
This initiative is led by The Cairo Historical Preservation Project, Inc., in partnership with
the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
The project empowers residents and guests to discover the history that defines Cairo’s
vibrant African American community in the very places where it happened, through
historical markers around the city and archival documentation and interviews accessible
online. This introductory video explains the landmarks that the community has identify
as significant for Cairo’s Black history.
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