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27April
Discounted Tours Every Wednesday
ABHM in Milwaukee, WI27April27April27April8:00 AM - 12:00 AMSailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum27April8:00 AM - 12:00 AMEbb/Flow: Pritika Chowdhry, Chotsani Elaine Dean and Courtney M. Leonard
Weisman Art Museum27April27AprilGoing To Work For The Community: A Visual History of BSLL
Grohmann Museum27April8:00 AM - 12:00 AMIn Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World
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28April
Discounted Tours Every Wednesday
ABHM in Milwaukee, WI28April28April28AprilAll DaySailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum28April28April28AprilGoing To Work For The Community: A Visual History of BSLL
Grohmann Museum28AprilAll DayIn Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World
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29April
Discounted Tours Every Wednesday
ABHM in Milwaukee, WI29April29April29AprilAll DaySailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum29April29April29AprilGoing To Work For The Community: A Visual History of BSLL
Grohmann Museum29AprilAll DayIn Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World
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30April
Discounted Tours Every Wednesday
ABHM in Milwaukee, WI30April30April30AprilAll DaySailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum30April30April30April30AprilGoing To Work For The Community: A Visual History of BSLL
Grohmann Museum30AprilAll DayIn Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World
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01May
Discounted Tours Every Wednesday
ABHM in Milwaukee, WI01May01May01MayAll DaySailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum01May01May01May01MayGoing To Work For The Community: A Visual History of BSLL
Grohmann Museum01MayAll DayIn Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World
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02May
Discounted Tours Every Wednesday
ABHM in Milwaukee, WI02May02May02MayAll DaySailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum02May02May02May02MayGoing To Work For The Community: A Visual History of BSLL
Grohmann Museum02MayAll DayIn Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World
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03May
Discounted Tours Every Wednesday
ABHM in Milwaukee, WI03May03May03MayAll DaySailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum03May03May03May03MayGoing To Work For The Community: A Visual History of BSLL
Grohmann Museum03MayAll DayIn Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World
National Museum of African American History and Culture -
04May
Discounted Tours Every Wednesday
ABHM in Milwaukee, WI04May04May04MayAll DaySailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum04May04May04May04MayGoing To Work For The Community: A Visual History of BSLL
Grohmann Museum04MayAll DayIn Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World
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05May
Discounted Tours Every Wednesday
ABHM in Milwaukee, WI05May05May05MayAll DaySailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum05May05May05MayGoing To Work For The Community: A Visual History of BSLL
Grohmann Museum05MayAll DayIn Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World
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06May
Discounted Tours Every Wednesday
ABHM in Milwaukee, WI06May06May06MayAll DaySailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum06May06May06MayGoing To Work For The Community: A Visual History of BSLL
Grohmann Museum06MayAll DayIn Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World
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07May
Discounted Tours Every Wednesday
ABHM in Milwaukee, WI07May07May07MayAll DaySailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum07May07May07MayGoing To Work For The Community: A Visual History of BSLL
Grohmann Museum07MayAll DayIn Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World
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08May
Discounted Tours Every Wednesday
ABHM in Milwaukee, WI08May08May08MayAll DaySailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum08May08May08MayGoing To Work For The Community: A Visual History of BSLL
Grohmann Museum08MayAll DayIn Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World
National Museum of African American History and Culture -
09May
Discounted Tours Every Wednesday
ABHM in Milwaukee, WI09May09May09MayAll DaySailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum09May09May09MayGoing To Work For The Community: A Visual History of BSLL
Grohmann Museum09MayAll DayIn Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World
National Museum of African American History and Culture -
10May
Discounted Tours Every Wednesday
ABHM in Milwaukee, WI10May10May10MayAll DaySailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum10May10May10MayGoing To Work For The Community: A Visual History of BSLL
Grohmann Museum10MayAll DayIn Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World
National Museum of African American History and Culture10MayMKE Roots: How Do We Tell The Story of Our Milwaukee
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11May
Discounted Tours Every Wednesday
ABHM in Milwaukee, WI11May11May11MayAll DaySailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum11May11May11MayGoing To Work For The Community: A Visual History of BSLL
Grohmann Museum11MayAll DayIn Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World
National Museum of African American History and Culture11MayMKE Roots: How Do We Tell The Story of Our Milwaukee
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12May
Discounted Tours Every Wednesday
ABHM in Milwaukee, WI12May12May12MayAll DaySailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum12May12MayGoing To Work For The Community: A Visual History of BSLL
Grohmann Museum12MayAll DayIn Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World
National Museum of African American History and Culture12MayMKE Roots: How Do We Tell The Story of Our Milwaukee
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13May
Discounted Tours Every Wednesday
ABHM in Milwaukee, WI13May13May13MayAll DaySailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum13May13MayGoing To Work For The Community: A Visual History of BSLL
Grohmann Museum13MayAll DayIn Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World
National Museum of African American History and Culture13MayMKE Roots: How Do We Tell The Story of Our Milwaukee
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14May
Discounted Tours Every Wednesday
ABHM in Milwaukee, WI14May14May14MayAll DaySailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum14May14MayGoing To Work For The Community: A Visual History of BSLL
Grohmann Museum14MayAll DayIn Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World
National Museum of African American History and Culture14MayMKE Roots: How Do We Tell The Story of Our Milwaukee
ABHM in Milwaukee, WI14May -
15May
Discounted Tours Every Wednesday
ABHM in Milwaukee, WI15May15May15MayAll DaySailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum15May15MayGoing To Work For The Community: A Visual History of BSLL
Grohmann Museum15MayAll DayIn Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World
National Museum of African American History and Culture15MayMKE Roots: How Do We Tell The Story of Our Milwaukee
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16May
Discounted Tours Every Wednesday
ABHM in Milwaukee, WI16May16May16MayAll DaySailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum16May16MayGoing To Work For The Community: A Visual History of BSLL
Grohmann Museum16MayAll DayIn Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World
National Museum of African American History and Culture16MayMKE Roots: How Do We Tell The Story of Our Milwaukee
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17May
Discounted Tours Every Wednesday
ABHM in Milwaukee, WI17May17May17MayAll DaySailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum17May17MayGoing To Work For The Community: A Visual History of BSLL
Grohmann Museum17MayAll DayIn Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World
National Museum of African American History and Culture17MayMKE Roots: How Do We Tell The Story of Our Milwaukee
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18May
Discounted Tours Every Wednesday
ABHM in Milwaukee, WI18May18May18MayAll DaySailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum18May18MayGoing To Work For The Community: A Visual History of BSLL
Grohmann Museum18MayAll DayIn Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World
National Museum of African American History and Culture18MayMKE Roots: How Do We Tell The Story of Our Milwaukee
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19May
Discounted Tours Every Wednesday
ABHM in Milwaukee, WI19May19May19MayAll DaySailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum19May19MayGoing To Work For The Community: A Visual History of BSLL
Grohmann Museum19MayAll DayIn Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World
National Museum of African American History and Culture19MayMKE Roots: How Do We Tell The Story of Our Milwaukee
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20May
Discounted Tours Every Wednesday
ABHM in Milwaukee, WI20May20May20MayAll DaySailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum20May20MayGoing To Work For The Community: A Visual History of BSLL
Grohmann Museum20MayAll DayIn Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World
National Museum of African American History and Culture20MayMKE Roots: How Do We Tell The Story of Our Milwaukee
ABHM in Milwaukee, WI20May -
21May
Discounted Tours Every Wednesday
ABHM in Milwaukee, WI21May21May21MayAll DaySailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum21May21MayGoing To Work For The Community: A Visual History of BSLL
Grohmann Museum21MayAll DayIn Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World
National Museum of African American History and Culture21MayMKE Roots: How Do We Tell The Story of Our Milwaukee
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22May
Discounted Tours Every Wednesday
ABHM in Milwaukee, WI22May22May22MayAll DaySailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum22May22MayGoing To Work For The Community: A Visual History of BSLL
Grohmann Museum22MayAll DayIn Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World
National Museum of African American History and Culture22MayMKE Roots: How Do We Tell The Story of Our Milwaukee
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23May
Discounted Tours Every Wednesday
ABHM in Milwaukee, WI23May23May23MayAll DaySailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum23May23MayGoing To Work For The Community: A Visual History of BSLL
Grohmann Museum23MayAll DayIn Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World
National Museum of African American History and Culture23MayMKE Roots: How Do We Tell The Story of Our Milwaukee
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24May
Discounted Tours Every Wednesday
ABHM in Milwaukee, WI24May24May24MayAll DaySailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum24May24MayGoing To Work For The Community: A Visual History of BSLL
Grohmann Museum24MayAll DayIn Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World
National Museum of African American History and Culture24MayMKE Roots: How Do We Tell The Story of Our Milwaukee
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25May
Discounted Tours Every Wednesday
ABHM in Milwaukee, WI25May25MayAll DaySailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum25May25MayGoing To Work For The Community: A Visual History of BSLL
Grohmann Museum25MayAll DayIn Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World
National Museum of African American History and Culture -
26May
Discounted Tours Every Wednesday
ABHM in Milwaukee, WI26May26MayAll DaySailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum26May26MayAll DayIn Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World
National Museum of African American History and Culture -
27May
Discounted Tours Every Wednesday
ABHM in Milwaukee, WI27May27MayAll DaySailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum27May27MayAll DayIn Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World
National Museum of African American History and Culture -
28May
Discounted Tours Every Wednesday
ABHM in Milwaukee, WI28May28MayAll DaySailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum28May28MayAll DayIn Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World
National Museum of African American History and Culture -
29May
Discounted Tours Every Wednesday
ABHM in Milwaukee, WI29May29MayAll DaySailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum29May29MayAll DayIn Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World
National Museum of African American History and Culture -
30May
Discounted Tours Every Wednesday
ABHM in Milwaukee, WI30May30MayAll DaySailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum30May30MayAll DayIn Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World
National Museum of African American History and Culture -
31May
Discounted Tours Every Wednesday
ABHM in Milwaukee, WI31May31MayAll DaySailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum31May12:00 AM - 6:00 PMEbb/Flow: Pritika Chowdhry, Chotsani Elaine Dean and Courtney M. Leonard
Weisman Art Museum31MayAll DayIn Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World
National Museum of African American History and Culture
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"Resistance" is one of America's Black Holocaust Museum's four themes, which serve as pillars in our virtual museum.
People of African descent in this country have been targets of injustice for five hundred years, but they have not been simply victims. At America's Black Holocaust Virtual Museum, we remember the many ways that black people and freedom-loving white people have resisted injustice, even when doing so threatened their lives and liberty.
However, resistance can also take on a negative format when those people who have benefitted from systemic racism oppose changes that would benefit the Black community or other people of color. We are currently in the midst of cultural and political resistance that threatens equality and progress.
Many events and breaking news articles continue to showcase this theme as Black Americans break stereotypes and barriers to success.
After 144 years of silent indifference, seven African American men lynched in October 1878 are officially recognized with a memorial bench and sign in Mt. Vernon, Indiana. Thanks to Sophie Kloppenburg, a true inspiration, we will never forget.
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Resist! Exhibit features the artistic portraits of prominent resistance leaders. Poetry creatively walks the audience through the exhibit and our historical journey towards a more just and balanced world.
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Millions of freed Black Americans built their own communities across the South post-Civil War. They worked to establish a life of freedom and prosperity for themselves and future generations. Schooling, church, and family were important pillars of community-building. They meant to enjoy their freedom to live with family, unite in marriage, raise children, worship in the open, and educate the next generation.
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This series of six paintings and three collages is the response of Chicago artist Jennifer Scott to souvenir lynching postcards. She thought about what she did not see in the postcards: the family members left behind to take down the victim, to mourn and bury the remains-if there was enough to bury.
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ABHM calls on people everywhere to work for liberty and justice for all. Stand with us by signing our Freedom Lovers’ Pledge. Let others know of your commitment by putting your name (and photo if you’re willing) alongside other Freedom Lovers on our Roll Call Wall. Thank you!
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Do you know June Jordan? If not, you should! In this exhibit you can read and hear the powerful poems of this amazing Jamaican-American activist, feminist, and mother.
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Black history has finally taking its rightful place within the Smithsonian Institution with the National Museum of African American History and Culture’s grand opening in September 2016. Discover the 100-year history of the project, take a virtual tour, watch the full dedication ceremony and video interviews.
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Learn about the significant complicity of the northern states in the slave trade and slaveholding in the history of slavery in the United States. Many northern industries and business were dependent on slave labor in both the North and South. Northern consumers were dependent on the products of this slave labor for food, clothing, and amenities like rum and sugar.
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This exhibit gives a short history of the black press, some of the important journalist involved, and the vital role it has played in advancing the ideals of American democracy and supporting African American identity and culture.
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Why haven’t more people heard about Bayard Rustin? Rustin organized sit-ins and freedom rides some twenty years before the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. He was the person who convinced Dr. King to use nonviolence in the Montgomery bus boycott, and he organized King’s 1963 March on Washington. Learn why Bayard Rustin remains an unsung hero despite his groundbreaking work over a long lifetime.
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