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The International African American Museum (IAAM) is a museum of African-American history in Charleston, South Carolina, located at a former shipping wharf where approximately 40% of the nation's enslaved persons disembarked. The museum opened June 27, 2023, [3] after 20 years of planning. [4]
John G. Riley Center/Museum of African American History and Culture: Tallahassee: Florida: 1996 [89] Josephine School Community Museum: Berryville: Virginia: 2003 [90] Kansas African-American Museum Wichita: Kansas: 1997 [91] L.E. Coleman African-American Museum Halifax County, Virginia: Virginia: 2005 [92] LaVilla Museum: Jacksonville: Florida ...
The citation on historical markers is given in the reference. The location listed is the nearest community to the site. More precise locations are given in the reference. These listings illustrate some of the history and contributions of African Americans in South Carolina.
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 ...
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The waterfront museum, located on the site of Charleston’s infamous Gadsden Wharf, brings to life the history and stories of the African American experience across continents and generations.
Local, regional, and statewide African American and Cultural History Exhibits change 1-2 times annually. Museum is located in Historic downtown Seneca Best Friend of Charleston Museum: Charleston: Charleston: Lowcountry: Railroad: Black Creek Arts Council Gallery: Hartsville: Darlington: Pee Dee: Art: Includes exhibits of area and national ...
The Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture is a division of the College of Charleston library system. The center is located on the site of the former Avery Normal Institute in the Harleston village district at 125 Bull Street in Charleston, South Carolina .