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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]
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 ...
The Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia (BHMVA) is an American 501(c)(3) organization and museum established in 1981 and focused on the history of Black and African Americans in the state of Virginia. [1] [2] It is located in the Leigh Street Armory building at 122 West Leigh Street in the Jackson Ward neighborhood of Richmond ...
In 1987, the National Museum of American History sponsored a major exhibit, "Field to Factory", which focused on the black diaspora out of the Deep South in the 1950s. [10] Rep. Mickey Leland, an early supporter of federal legislation for a black history museum "Field to Factory" encouraged Mack to continue pursuing a museum.
The nonprofit Bronzeville Center for the Arts Inc. plans to develop the museum at North King Drive and West North Avenue. That's a former DNR site. A group is developing a Black art museum.
The Minnesota African American Heritage Museum and Gallery (MAAHMG) is a museum and gallery dedicated to the art, history and culture of African American people in Minnesota, United States. Located in Minneapolis , the museum was founded in 2018, and offers free admission.
Roosevelt Smith, who died on June 26, 2024, stands with some of his collection of Black Americana memorabilia in 2008 at the Black History Museum on Park Avenue in Bremerton.
A unique new exhibit at the Route History museum in Springfield, Illinois, draws visitors into the lives of Black men who left a legacy along Route 66.