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  2. The Griot Museum of Black History - Wikipedia

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    The Griot Museum of Black History is a wax museum in St. Louis, Missouri, founded in 1997. Originally named The Black World History Wax Museum, the organization changed its name to The Griot Museum of Black History (“The Griot”) in 2009. In some west African countries, the griot, is a historian, storyteller, praise singer, poet and/or musician.

  3. List of museums in St. Louis - Wikipedia

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    The Griot Museum of Black History: St. Louis Place: African-American: Life-size wax figures, art, artifacts and memorabilia to interpret the stories of important African Americans with a regional connection; formerly the Black World History Museum HealthWorks! Kids' Museum St. Louis: Forest Park: Children's: website: Inside the Economy Museum ...

  4. List of museums focused on African Americans - Wikipedia

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    An example of an African American museum: The Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American History Museum. Woodson was the founder of Black History Month, and a noted educator. This is a list of museums in the United States whose primary focus is on African American culture and history. Such museums are commonly known as African American museums ...

  5. List of museums and cultural institutions in Greater St. Louis

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    Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum. Museum of Contemporary Religious Art. National Blues Museum. American Kennel Club 's Museum of the Dog [5] Pulitzer Arts Foundation. Saint Louis Art Museum. St. Louis Mercantile Library Art Museum. Saint Louis University Museum of Art. The Sheldon Art Galleries.

  6. David Adjaye - Wikipedia

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    Francis A. Gregory Neighborhood Library. Website. www.adjaye.com. Sir David Frank Adjaye OM OBE RA (born 22 September 1966) is a Ghanaian-British [1] architect who has designed many notable buildings around the world, including the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C..

  7. Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum - Wikipedia

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    The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum is an art museum located on the campus of Washington University in St. Louis, within the university's Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts. Founded in 1881 as the St. Louis School and Museum of Fine Arts, it was initially located in downtown St. Louis. It is the oldest art museum west of the Mississippi ...

  8. Percy Green - Wikipedia

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    1935 (age 88–89) St. Louis, Missouri. Occupation (s) Engineer, Trade Unionist, Activist. Known for. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green. Percy Green II, born in the Compton Hill neighborhood of St. Louis, is a social worker and Black activist in St. Louis, Missouri. He was active in the St. Louis chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE ...

  9. Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site - Wikipedia

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    Designated NHL. June 23, 1986. Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site is a 9.65-acre (3.91 ha) United States National Historic Site located 10 miles (16 km) southwest of downtown St. Louis, Missouri, within the municipality of Grantwood Village, Missouri. The site, also known as White Haven, commemorates the life, military career and ...