"No matter how far a person can go the horizon is still way beyond you."
~ Zora Neale Hurston

And Still We Rise: Our Journey Through African American History and Culture

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This long-term exhibition housed in the Charles W. Wright Museum of African American History serves as the central experience of our museum. The 22,000 square-foot exhibition space contains more than 20 galleries that allow patrons to travel over time and across geographic boundaries. The journey begins in prehistoric Africa, the cradle of human life. Guests [...]

Harriet Tubman Collection Unveiled by NMAAHC

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Photo: A photograph from the 1880s of Harriet Tubman (left) with some she helped to escape from slavery, along with members of their families. Portrait photo in frameby Tarby Photo, Auburn, NY, n.d. Photo: Michael Barnes, Smithsonian Institution. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture has acquired a collection of artifacts documenting [...]