One thing Circa 1926 appreciates is the opportunity to study and pay homage to Black History 365, (or 366 ) days a year. So, here's another "share" in my sentimental journey down the artistic path.
Nothing says "I AM BLACK HISTORY" like our Black History Museums and I've learned so much because of them! Museums are the places where Black Art, History, and Culture are an invitation to feast on our heritage every day. Thanks to more than 100 Black museums around the United States, our legacy is being kept alive for generations to come. If you've visited before...now is a good time to visit again. If you don't have the time to go in person, look them up online. The African American experience and influence are on display in art and exhibit form through African American Museums across the nation. Following is a list compiled by state. I hope you enjoy exploring!
Mesha
Alabama
National Voting Rights Museum and Institute, Selma
The Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration / The National Memorial for Peace and Justice, Birmingham
Alaska
In the absence of a dedicated Black history museum in Alaska, the University of Alaska’s Consortium Library is a good resource, as is this article spotlighting African American history in Anchorage.
Arizona
George Washington Carver Museum, Phoenix.
Arkansas
Mosaic Templars Center, Little Rock.
California
California African American Museum, Los Angeles
Museum of the African Diaspora, Los Angeles
Colorado
Black American West Museum, Denver
Connecticut
Prudence Crandall Museum, Canterbury
Delaware
Mitchell Center for African American Heritage, Wilmington
Florida
African-American Research Library and Cultural Center, Fort Lauderdale
Old Dillard Museum, Fort Lauderdale
The Blanchard House Museum of African-American History & Culture, Punta Gorda
LaVilla Museum, Jacksonville
Georgia
The National Center for Civil and Human Rights, Atlanta
Apex Museum, Atlanta
Hawaii
Obama Hawaiian Africana Museum, Honolulu
Idaho
Idaho Black History Museum, Boise
Illinois
Pullman Porter Museum, Chicago
DuSable Museum of African American History, Chicago
Indiana
Freetown Village, Freetown
Iowa
African American Museum of Iowa, Cedar Rapids
Kansas
The Kansas African American Museum, Wichita
Kentucky
Kentucky Center for African American Heritage, Louisville
Louisiana
Whitney Plantation, Wallace
New Orleans African American Museum, New Orleans
Maine
Abyssinian Meeting House, Portland
Maryland
Reginald F. Lewis Museum, Baltimore
Howard County Center of African American Culture, Columbia
Massachusetts
Museum of African American History, Boston
Michigan
Tuskegee Airmen National Historical Museum, Detroit
The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, Detroit
Minnesota
Minnesota African American Heritage Museum & Gallery, Minneapolis
Mississippi
Mississippi Civil Rights Museum and Museum of Mississippi History, Jackson
Missouri
Ozarks Afro-American Heritage Museum, Ash Grove
The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Kansas City
Montana
In the absence of a dedicated Black history museum in Montana, the Montana African American Heritage Resources Project provides details on the subject.
Nebraska
Great Plains Black History Museum, Omaha
Nevada
The Walker African American Museum & Research Center
New Hampshire
Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire, Portsmouth
New Jersey
Afro-American Historical Society Museum, Jersey City
New Mexico
African American Museum and Cultural Center of New Mexico, Albuquerque
New York
Studio Museum HarlemAfrican
Burial Ground National Monument and Visitor Center
North Carolina
International Civil Rights Center and Museum, Greensboro
North Dakota
In the absence of a dedicated Black history museum in North Dakota, this article from Prairie Public News is an introductory resource.
Ohio
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Cincinnati
The Cleveland African American Museum, Cleveland
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Black Museum & Performing Arts Center, Oklahoma
Oregon
Oregon Black Pioneers, Salem
Pennsylvania
African American Museum, Philadelphia
Rhode Island
Stages of Freedom, Providence
South Carolina
Old Slave Mart Museum, Charleston
South Dakota
South Dakota African American History Museum, Sioux Falls
Tennessee
National Museum of African American Music, Nashville
National Civil Rights Museum, Memphis
Withers Collection Museum and Gallery, Memphis
Slave Haven Underground Railroad Museum, Memphis
Green McAdoo Cultural Center, Clinton
Texas
The Buffalo Soldiers Museum, Houston
African American Museum of Dallas
Houston Museum of African American Culture
Utah
Utah Black History Museum
Vermont
Rokeby Museum, Ferrisburgh
Virginia
Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia, Richmond
Washington State
Northwest African American Museum, Seattle
Washington D.C.
National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington D.C.
West Virginia
Black Voices Museum, Harpers Ferry
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Black Historical Society/Museum, Milwaukee
Milton House, Milton
Wyoming
In the absence of a dedicated Black history museum the Wyoming State Museum’s traveling exhibit on Black homesteaders, Empire: A Community of African-Americans on the Wyoming Plains, tours the state regularly. .
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