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The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History (The Wright) is a museum of African-American history and culture, located in Detroit, Michigan.Located in the city's Midtown Cultural Center, The Wright is one of the world's oldest and largest independent African-American museums, holding the world's largest permanent collection of African-American culture. [1]
Since its opening in 2016, the largest African American museum in the United States is the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African American History and Culture. The previous record holder was the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit, Michigan. [7]
Charles Howard Wright (September 20, 1918 – March 7, 2002) [1] was a Detroit physician and founder of the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. Early life [ edit ]
In Detroit, activists pushed for more representation in local government, including the white-dominated police force, and for equal justice in housing and employment. At the same time, African Americans were proud of their progress in Detroit. In 1965 the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History was founded in the city.
When the International African American Museum opens to the public Tuesday in South Carolina, it becomes a new site of homecoming and pilgrimage for descendants of enslaved Africans whose arrival ...
Museum of African-American History may refer to: National Museum of African American History and Culture, in Washington, D.C. DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center, in Chicago, Illinois; African American Museum in Philadelphia in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; African Meeting House, in Boston, Massachusetts; Charles H. Wright Museum of ...
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Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History: Detroit: Wayne: Southeast Michigan: African American: African American cultural history and important figures Charlton Park Historic Village and Museum: Hastings: Barry: West Michigan: Open-air: Recreated typical late 19th- to early 20th-century village Chassell Heritage Center: Chassell ...