This is the museum’s lobby. From here you can choose which gallery to enter.
There are six galleries that tell the story of the Black Holocaust in chronological order from life in Africa before slavery to life in present-day USA.
About ABHM Gallery tells the story of the museum and its founder, who survived a lynching.
Each gallery has a home page that lists all its current exhibits – and a peek at planned exhibits.
Explore the galleries in order – or start in one and jump to another by pulling down the Galleries menu on the navigation bar above. Stories within each gallery contain links, so you can follow interconnected stories from one exhibit to another. Or from one gallery to another.
The museum is constantly adding exhibits. Cyberspace is virtually infinite, so you will always find your favorite exhibits alongside the new ones.
Galleries
Some Exhibits to Come – Reconstruction: A Brief Glimpse of Freedom
See a list of of some of the exhibits planned for this gallery.
Read MoreFreedom-Lovers’ Pledge
Take the Freedom Lovers’ Pledge here and stand with others from around the US who commit to working for racial justice, repair and healing. (For minors who wish to pledge, you’ll find a parental permission form here as well.)
Read MoreSome Exhibits to Come – I Am Somebody! The Freedom Struggle
A sample list of exhibits planned for this gallery.
Read MoreBibliography – I Am Somebody! The Struggle for Justice
These sources include writing by and about the leaders and unsung heroes of the struggle for justice waged by black Americans and their white allies in the 1950s to 1970s.
Read MoreSome Exhibits to Come – NOW: Free At Last?
Here are some of the exhibits we plan to mount in this gallery.
Read MoreAnnotated Bibliography – Whiteness: Framed, De-framed and Counter-Framed
This annotated bibliography includes a thorough listing of works about the concept and experience of being white in America. It contains many nonfiction books, but also autobiographies, novels, stories, articles, and videos.
Read MoreStories Behind the Postcards: Paintings and Collages of Jennifer Scott
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.
Read MoreSpecial Exhibits
Special Exhibits Introduction In this gallery you will find exhibits that relate to the themes of our museum but do not fit neatly into the History Galleries. At the Freedom-Lovers’ Roll Call Wall you can connect with people like yourself who stand against hatred and injustice. You can take a pledge and post your…
Read MoreThe Freedom-Lovers’ Roll Call Wall
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!
Read MoreMemorial to the Victims of Lynching
Launched online in December 2011, this is, we believe, the first memorial to remember the many victims of lynching in the United States. Here we gather their life stories, say their names, and note where and when these thousands of men, women and children were terrorized and murdered.
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