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Little River Canyon National Preserve
Fort Payne, AL
Little River Canyon National Preserve, while primarily recognized for its natural beauty, also holds untold stories related to African American history in the Appalachian foothills of Alabama. This includes narratives of enslaved people, sharecroppers, and early Black communities that lived and worked in the region.
Counter-Narrative
The myth this site refutes: that enslaved and oppressed people accepted their condition. Every stone here is evidence of refusal.
Sources
National Park Service
Before & After This Era
← Before · Colonial America
→ After · Early Republic
Sites in Conversation
"Shared theme: Freedom and Resistance & Black Business"
"Shared theme: Freedom and Resistance & Black Business"
"Shared theme: Freedom and Resistance & Black Business"