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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]
Greenfield Village, the outdoor living history museum section of the Henry Ford complex, was (along with the adjacent Henry Ford Museum) dedicated in 1929 and opened to the public in June 1933. [29] It was the first outdoor museum of its type in the nation, and served as a model for subsequent outdoor museums. [ 7 ]
Northern Michigan. Multiple. Includes Fort Mackinac and Fort Holmes, several museum buildings in historic downtown: McGulpin House, American Fur Company Store & Dr. Beaumont Museum, Biddle House, Benjamin Blacksmith Shop, McGulpin House, and Mission Church. Mackinaw Bridge Museum.
US President Barack Obama sits on the famed Rosa Parks bus at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. (White House /Getty Images)It's February, and America is celebrating its 37th federally ...
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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 ...
A different kind of traveler. In those first years of the brand new Michigan Central Station, many African Americans were coming to Detroit, drawn by Henry Ford's offer of $5 a day in 1914.
Ford put an indelible stamp on the history of Wayne County in general and Dearborn in particular, with not just one, but five National Historic Landmarks to his name. One of these Landmarks, the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant, is in Detroit; another (the Highland Park Ford Plant) is in Highland Park. The other three are in Dearborn.