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Located at 926 E. McLemore Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, the Stax Museum of American Soul Music opened to the public in May 2003.  As per its website, the Stax Museum is the first and only museum in the world that is “dedicated to preserving and... Continue Reading

The mission of the Mayme A. Clayton Library & Museum (MCLM), according to its website, is “to collect, preserve, exhibit and celebrate the unique history and cultural heritage of Americans of African descent.”  It was founded by Dr. Mayme ... Continue Reading

The first wax museum of African American history in the United States, the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum is dedicated to preserving and promoting, through life-like, life-sized wax models, African American culture.  Also, as the first wa... Continue Reading

Founded by Dr. Charles H. Wright in 1965, this museum is presently located at 315 E. Warren Avenue, in the heart of the Cultural Center of Detroit, Michigan.  As per its website, the mission of the Charles H. Wright African American History Mu... Continue Reading

Founded by Dr. Lyn Hughes in 1995, the National A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum (NAPRPPM) is located in the Historic Pullman District in Chicago, Illinois.  The museum is named in honor of Asa Philip Randolph and the Pullman Porters, ... Continue Reading

Located in Baltimore, Maryland, The Frederick Douglass – Isaac Myers Maritime Park is a national heritage park that honors the contributions of African-Americans to maritime culture.  Previously servicing as a shipyard, this maritime park interr... Continue Reading

Located in the St. John the Baptist Parish, the Whitney Plantation is, according to its website, “is the only plantation museum in Louisiana with an exclusive focus on the lives of enslaved people.”  In the 100-plus years of history of its act... Continue Reading

Located at 1318 Vermont Avenue NW in the historic Logan Circle district of Washington, D.C., the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site served as the original headquarters for the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW).  This was... Continue Reading

With the mission that “brings diverse communities together in greater appreciation of the Black experience through the combined narrative of art culture and historical witness”, the African American Museum of Philadelphia is, according to its w... Continue Reading