The Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture opened on June 25, 2005 and is named after Reginald F. Lewis (1942-1993), entrepreneur and philanthropist, who served as chair and chief executive officer of TLC Beatrice International, the largest U.S. company owned by an African American during his lifetime. The largest [...]
Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia | Richmond, VA
Founded in 1981 by Carroll Anderson, Sr. In 1991, the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia was opened to the public at its present location, 03 Clay Street, in the historic Jackson Ward district of Richmond. The Museum seeks to become a permanent repository for visual, oral and written records and artifacts commemorating [...]
Spelman College Museum of Fine Arts, Atlanta GA
The Spelman College Museum of Fine Art is located in the Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby Academic Center that was dedicated in 1996. The Center was built in honor of the wife of Dr. William H. Cosby, the world-renowned television star and comedian. The exhibition area of 4,500 square feet features high ceilings, warm cherry wood [...]
African American Panoramic Experience Museum, Atlanta GA
The APEX, which stands for African American Panoramic Experience Museum, chronicles the history of Sweet Auburn, once Atlanta’s foremost black residential and business district, and serves as a national African-American museum and cultural center. Photo Credit: APEX Musuem, Atlanta, GA Be sure not to overlook Herdon Plaza, across the street from the APEX Museum, which [...]
Memphis Rock N Soul Museum, Memphis TN
Located at 191 Beale, on the corner of legendary Highway 61 at the FedExForum sports and entertainment complex, the Memphis Rock N’ Roll Museum offers a comprehensive Memphis music experience from the rural field hollers and sharecroppers of the 1930s, through the explosion of Sun, Stax and Hi Records and Memphis’ musical heyday in the [...]
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Kansas City, MO
Homestead Grays Negro League Baseball Team, 1913 “Satchel Paige was the best and fastest pitcher I’ve ever faced.” –-Joe DiMaggio, recalling the time he faced Paige as part of his tryout for major league baseball. DiMaggio went 1 for 5 against Paige. “The only change is that baseball has turned Paige from a second class [...]
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