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2. United States National Slavery Museum - Wikipedia

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   In 2001 a non-profit organization was founded in Fredericksburg, Virginia, to raise funds and campaign to establish a national museum on slavery in America.. On October 8, 2001, Douglas Wilder, mayor of Richmond, Virginia, announced his intention to build a National Slavery Museum in Fredericksburg, on 38 acres donated by the Silver Company at the Celebrate Virginia Retail and Tourism complex.

3. National Museum of African American History and Culture

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   The concept of a national museum dedicated to African-American history and culture can be traced back to the second decade of the 20th century. In 1915, African-American veterans of the Union Army met at the Nineteenth Street Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., [6] for a reunion and parade.

4. List of museums focused on African Americans - Wikipedia

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   National Civil Rights Museum: Memphis: Tennessee: 1991 [119] National Museum of African American History and Culture: Washington: D.C. 2016 [120] National Museum of African American Music: Nashville: Tennessee: 2013 [121] [d] National Underground Railroad Freedom Center: Cincinnati: Ohio: 2004 [122] National Voting Rights Museum: Selma: Alabama ...

5. List of museums in Washington, D.C. - Wikipedia

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   National Museum of Crime & Punishment, closed in September 2015 [16] and is now operated as Alcatraz East in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee; National Pinball Museum [17] Newseum, founded 1997 in Rosslyn, Virginia, moved to Washington in 2008, closed December 2019 and is currently seeking new location. [18] Washington Doll's House and Toy Museum ...

6. Slavery in the District of Columbia - Wikipedia

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   Celebration by "the colored people in Washington" of the fourth anniversary of the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia, April 19, 1866 [4] The drive to eliminate slavery in the District of Columbia was a major component in the anti-slavery campaign that led to the Civil War.

7. Alabama’s Legacy Museum shows that the long reach of slavery ...

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   Every American should visit the museum and memorial in Montgomery to see the realities of how our nation’s wealth was built. | Opinion

8. Arlington National Cemetery to remove a slave-depicting ... - AOL

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   Arlington National Cemetery to remove a slave-depicting Confederate memorial, despite GOP pushback. Associated Press. December 17, 2023 at 10:35 AM.

9. King apologises for Netherlands' historic role in slavery

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   Dutch King Willem-Alexander on Saturday apologised for the Netherlands' historic involvement in slavery and the effects that it still has today. The king was speaking at a ceremony marking the ...