"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 [...]

“Black Eden” and “Idlewild: The Black Eden of Michigan”

“Black Eden” chronicles the history of Idlewild, one of the many American black communities founded during the aftermath of the Civil War. As Michigan’s most popular black resort, Idlewild functioned as a gathering place for African Americans and, more important, as a touchstone of black identity and culture. Benjamin C. Wilson and Lewis Walker examine [...]