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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.
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 ...
The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, the Michigan Science Center, and the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit are also located in the Art Center area. Substantial residential areas, including the East Ferry Avenue Historic District and late-19th century homes to the east of the Detroit Institute of Art. These neighborhoods ...
Overlooking the old wharf in Charleston at which nearly half of the enslaved population first entered North America, the 150,000-square-foot (14,000-square-meter) museum houses exhibits and ...
Kimberly Camp (September 11, 1956) is an artist and museum leader known for her one-of-a kind dolls and paintings, and leading influential museums and museum projects.. She was the founding director of the Smithsonian Institution Experimental Gallery (1989–1993), president and CEO of the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History (1994–1998) in Detroit, president and CEO of the ...