After decades of fostering African American life in Minneapolis, three historic sites are one step closer to national recognition, which will be determined in early 2027. The city of Minneapolis announced in September it would nominate three sites to the National Register of Historic Places. The nominations stem from years of research culminating in an African American Historic and Cultural Context Study. They were selected by 15 city-appointed African American Heritage Work Group community members, said Erin Que, project manager and Minneapolis senior city planner. Harry Davis Sr.Harry Davis Sr. was a boxing coach, a civil rights leader and the city’s first African American candidate for mayor.