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Black Meetings & Tourism embarks on its year-long 20th Anniver- sary Celebration, we thought it only appropriate to highlight attractions, destina- tions, venues and organizations of significance to the more than $56 billon market segment that we serve. In keeping with the "20-year" theme, in future issues we will showcase everything from "20 Fun Festivals" and "20 Unique Places as Meeting Spaces," to "20 Great Convention Hotels" and "20 Wonderful Walking Cities." Since Black History Month is upon us, this issue will feature "20 African-American Heritage Sites." 1. REGINALD F. LEWIS MUSEUM OF MARYLAND AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE The museum's mission is to be the premier experience and best resource for information and inspiration about the lives of African-American Marylanders. Located at 830 E Pratt St, Baltimore, MD, the museum seeks to realize its mission by collecting, preserving, interpreting, documenting and exhibit- ing the rich contributions of African-American Marylanders from the state's earliest history to the present and the future. For more information visit http://www.rflewismuse- um.org. 2. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. MEMORIAL Martin Luther King's leadership in the drive for the free- doms and liberties of all U.S. citizens, without regard to race, color, or creed is what fueled the creation of the Memorial. The monument serves a symbol, recognized worldwide, of the quest for civil rights of the citizens of the world. Located at Ohio Dr SW Independence Ave. SW, Washington, D.C., King is the first African-American to be honored with a BY SOLOMON J. HERBERT UNFORGETTABLE AFRICAN-AMERICAN HERITAGE SITES/VENUES AS B M & T ••• January/February 2014 ••• www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com 34 •pg_33-39__BMT_pg3-58 2/27/14 4:48 PM Page 34