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African American Heritage Center

The African American Heritage Center is dedicated to preserving the history and genealogy of African Americans in Simpson County through artifacts, art, culture, and education. Call ahead to schedule a tour of the center’s three buildings: a 1914 house with a room dedicated to AAHC founder Lucille Brooks; the Brooks-Wright Educational Center with a computer lab, library room, art room, and heroes room; and Franklin Grade and High School, the first local grade school for Black children, built in 1872.

Accessibility: The first floors of each building are accessible.

A white two-story house with leafless trees in front, surrounded by a metal fence. Fallen leaves cover the yard, and an American flag is seen on a pole by the driveway. The sky is overcast.