The open, grassy lot pictured here in the historic African American community of Chapel Hill is the location of the demolished Freedmen’s Bureau school. The lot, with its two tall trees, is considered by some to be a cultural landmark because the site symbolizes community activities of the past. The Chapel Hill community is located in Prince George’s County, Maryland.
Listen to Ms. Duvall-Gabriel, AAHPG board member, as she talks more about the lot. About the Lot
For more info about African American Historic Resources in Prince George’s County, Maryland, go to Duvall-Gabriel, Najah. Values-Centered Preservation Theory and the Preservation Planning of African-American Historic Resources in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Final Paper, College Park: University of Maryland, 2008.
Partnering with government and developers to ensure our story is included and preserved.
AAHPG was formed in 2006 by Prince George’s County, Maryland residents to aid in the location, preservation and maintenance of historic sites related to African American history.
Much of our contribution to the history and culture which built the environment of Prince George’s County has been lost, ignored or forgotten. As the county moves toward increased development, we work to partner with government and developers to ensure that our story is included and preserved.
The African American Heritage Preservation Group (AAHPG) has started recording our elders to preserve our oral history before it is lost. We are moving forward to identify, preserve, and promote different African American historical sites across Prince George’s County. Our mission is to advocate for such sites. We invite you to join us in this unprecedented mission.
To advocate for the preservation of the heritage of African Americans in Prince George's County; for the recognition and preservation of important sites and historic neighborhoods in Prince George's County that area related to African American heritage and to advocate for the education and interpretation of African American heritage and to advocate for the education and interpretation of African American heritage in Prince George's County
The African American Heritage Preservation Group was formed in 2006 by Prince George's County residents to aid in the location, preservation and maintenance of historic sites related to African American history. Much of our contribution to the history, culture, and built environment of Prince George's County has been lost, ignored or forgotten. As the county moves toward increased development, we work to partner with government and developers to ensure that our story is included and preserved.
June White Dillard, Esquire, President
NAACP, Prince George’s County Branch
Nakita Reed, Vice-President
Encore Sustainable Design, LLC
Herman Privott, Jr. Treasurer
Central County Coalition
Rhonda Dallas
Prince George’s Arts and Humanities Council
Nathania Branch Miles
Howard University
Leslie Orlando Perry, Esq.
Black-n-Time Heritage Tours, Inc.
Carolyn Rowe
Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society
Thelma Taylor
Coalition Central Prince George’s County Civic Assn.
Jane Thomas
Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society
Margaret White
Millwood-Waterford Civic Assn.
Life Members:
Mildred Ridgeley Gray
Mildred Ridgeley Gray Charitable Trust, Inc.
The African American Heritage Preservation Group (“AAHPG”) started with a small group of individuals who wanted to create permanent African American historical sites to tell about the contributions of African Americans in the history of Prince George’s County for future generations.
Initially, it started out as a challenge to M-NCPPC to change the ways they promoted Black History month each year. That challenge grew into a legal entity and a nonprofit organization in 2010. As a part of the challenge, AAHPG has started recording our elders to preserve our oral history before it is lost. We entered into negotiations with commercial developers to maintain African American historically significant sites in conjunction with commercial sites.
Today, we are moving forward to identify, preserve, and promote different African American historical sites across Prince George’s County. Our mission is to advocate for such sites. We invite you to join us in this unprecedented mission.
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The AAHPG meets the fourth Tuesday of each month. Contact us for meeting time and location.
The Poetry Poster Project showcases poetry by six dynamic poets from Prince George's County, acknowledging the diversity of poetic talent in the County.
Join us on Saturday, September 8 at 2 pm for a celebratory reception, reading and open mic at the Potomac River Heritage Visitors Center, No. 98, at Tanger Outlets National Harbor, 6800 Oxon Hill Road, Oxon Hill, MD.
The Poetry Poster Project is on display at the Visitors Center through November 15, 2018.
AAHPG meets every 4th Tuesday of the month to discuss Preservation issues impacting African-American sites. Join our mailing list to find out more!
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Located in the Shopper Services (Suite 399), the Visitor's Center is open whenever Tanger Outlets @ National Harbor is open.
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