Voices of Alabama: Safe House Black History Museum

The late Theresa Burroughs, owner of Safe House Black History Museum in Greensboro, Alabama, provides her oral history of the site and its pivotal role in the African-American struggle for freedom. In memory of Theresa Burroughs, 1929 - 2019.

Voices of Alabama documents the histories of 20 sites across Alabama that changed the world. Explore them all at VoicesofAlabama.org.

Archival images provided by: Alabama Department of Archives and History; Library of Congress; Alabama Department of Archives and History, Donated by Alabama Media Group, Photos by Ed Jones, Norman Dean, and Haywood Paravicini, Birmingham News.