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A man stands in front of the Djingareyber mosque on February 4, 2016 in Timbuktu, central Mali.
Mali's fabled city of Timbuktu on February 4 celebrated the recovery of its historic mausoleums, destroyed during an Islamist takeover of northern Mali in 2012 and rebuilt thanks to UN cultural agency UNESCO.
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African Peoples Before Captivity

Shackles from Slave Ship Henrietta Marie

Kidnapped: The Middle Passage

Nearly Three Centuries Of Enslavement

Reconstruction: A Brief Glimpse of Freedom

The Lynching of Laura Nelson_May_1911 200x200

One Hundred Years of Jim Crow

I Am Somebody! The Struggle for Justice

NOW: Free At Last?

Memorial to the Victims of Lynching

The Freedom-Lovers’ Roll Call Wall

Frozen custard in Milwaukee's Bronzeville

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ABHM is operated by the nonprofit Dr. James Cameron Legacy Foundation.

The Dr. James Cameron Legacy Foundation Board of Directors:

Dr. Ralph Hollman, Milwaukee Urban League (retired) – Board President
Aaron Bledsoe, Executive Administrative Assistant, Milwaukee Urban League
Dr. Russell Brooker, Professor, Political Science, Alverno College
Virgil Cameron, City of Milwaukee (retired) – Secretary/Treasurer
Reuben Harpole, Bader Philanthropies (retired)
Michelle Ford-Hinton, Executive Director, United Neighborhood Centers of Milwaukee

Virgil Cameron, son of ABHM's founder Dr. James Cameron, in front of the new museum building.

After Dr. Cameron's passing in 2006 and the shuttering of the museum in 2008, his mission and museum were kept alive by a group of volunteer experts. This "legacy team" worked tirelessly, beginning in 2010, to successfully reestablish ABHM, first as a unique online museum and later as a physical facility. This team continues to lend its expertise, support, and labor to the museum as consultants.

Consultants:

- Amanda Garry Aliperta, Fund Development
- Kim Eubanks, Volunteer Coordination/Human Resources
- Reggie Jackson, ABHM Head Griot, Nurturing Diveristy Partners
- Dr. Fran Kaplan, ABHM’s Virtual Museum Coordinator, Nurturing Diveristy Partners
- Brad Pruitt, Executive Consultant
- Dr. Robert S. Smith, Resident Historian, Marquette University

Staff:

Dr. Robert "Bert" Davis, President & CEO
Cydney (Hargro) Key, Director of Operations
Mia Phifer, Executive Assistant to President/CEO

Dr. Robert M. Davis, also known as Bert, joined ABHM on September 3, 2019 as our President and CEO.

Legacy Team members Reggie Jackson, Dr. Fran Kaplan, and Brad Pruitt light a candle to bring Dr. Cameron's spirit into the newly-built ABHM facility.

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2 Comments

Ruth A. Freeman on March 22, 2021 at 7:05 PM

Are you located in Wisconsin state? Do you have to pay to visit the museum? Are there any discounts for seniors, if a payment is required? Are you currently open today? I saw the video clip about Dr. James Cameron on youtube and I am interested in visiting the museum.

- dr_fran on April 7, 2021 at 5:18 PM
  
  Yes, the museum is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Due to covid restrictions, our physical galleries are not open at this time, but will be once it’s safe to gather. The best way to get information about the re-opening is to subscribe to our newsletter, The Griot. See the subscription box on our home page.