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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]
This historic secondary school trained Black students for professional careers and leadership roles, and served as a hub for Charleston’s African-American community from 1865 to 1954. [1] In 1978, the alumni of the Avery Normal Institute, led by Lucille Whipper, formed the Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture. They worked with ...
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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 ...
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Pages in category "African-American museums in Massachusetts" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Wilson also sold Colonial Belle Goodies and attempted to attract a broader audience to the museum. The museum closed in 1987 due to budgeting issues. The City of Charleston and the South Carolina African American Heritage Commission restored the Old Slave Mart in the late 1990s. [7] The museum now interprets the history of the city's slave trade.