On Friday, the National Park Service added Flat Parks and Sanctuary of the Black Virgin to the National Register of Historic Places, highlighting the importance of sites for the motion of civil rights and the African-American revelry in Detroit in the 20th century.
Rosa Parks, known for her central role in the civil rights movement, died in her Detroit apartment in ’92. Today, its former home, in the historic Virginia Park district, is nationally revered and has the highest integrity of its 20th century.
Parks’ home, built in 1917, is located in one of Detroit’s early neighborhoods open to middle-class blacks after World War II.
Two blocks away is the Sanctuary of the Black Virgin of Detroit, one of three in the country, which has occupied an apartment in the city for more than 65 years, according to its website. and Our Lady unveiled, transforming this church into a medium of black culture.
The church is a member of the Detroit Metropolitan Association of the United Church of Christ and serves as a “center of power for black self-determination. “The nationally identified sanctuary is at 7625 Linwood Street.
Detroit is home to more than 245 national historical monuments and 10 national historical monuments.
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Since March 10, the National Park Service has accepted programs electronically, due to COVID-19. To add a building to the National Register of Historic Places, apply here.
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