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ABHM Founder’s Day Gathering 2016: Black Voices Matter!
The theme of ABHM Founder’s Day Gathering on February 27, 2016 is “Black Voices Matter!” This evening of arts and culture dramatizes the historic and enduring struggle against violence and oppression by black writers and artists. ABHM’s annual Founder’s Day Gathering for Racial Repair and Reconciliation celebrates the civil rights legacy of Dr. James Cameron, builds community, and raises funds to operate the museum’s public programs.
Read More“A Time of Terror: A Survivor’s Story”– Excerpts from Dr. Cameron’s Memoir
Excerpts from Dr. James Cameron’s memoir, “A Time of Terror: A Survivor’s Story,” with Editor’s Notes. A new excerpt is posted each week during the 6-week crowd-funding campaign to raise the money necessary to publish the book – the only known memoir by a lynching survivor.
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What Is The Black Holocaust?
The four hundred-year history of captured Africans and their descendants has many similarities with the Holocaust experiences of European Jews – and other victims of mass atrocities. This exhibit explains those similarities and the reasons that ABHM’s founder believed it important to use the term “holocaust” in its title.
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