Dispersed throughout uptown Columbus, Georgia, the eight miles of The Black Heritage Trail reminds visitors that the human spirit reaches into the past and,  with lessons learned firmly planted in her memory, endeavors to inspire hope for the future.

With patience, commitment, and sacrifice, people are the true source of spirit for the trail.  People whose lives give meaning to the trail include more than just the nationally known “Mother of the Blues” Gertrude “Ma” Rainey or Primus King, a registered voter who helped change our nation’s history by simply trying to vote. 

The people who make the trail important include the children who went to the schools - unaware of the slow transformation that change brings, the families who attended churches with faith of a rugged, unfailing nature, and the residents who visited together at Kinfolks Corner – all just living one day at a time.  

There are thirty sites, each with its own heritage.   These historic places collectively establish a trail from the past and project a path to the future for the inexhaustible human spirit.

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