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The Original Brick-and-Mortar Museum (1984-2008)

America’s Black Holocaust Museum was founded in 1984 in a Milwaukee, Wisconsin storefront by Dr. James Cameron, the only known survivor of a lynching. In 1988 Cameron acquired a spacious free-standing building, where the he expanded ABHM’s exhibits and employed staff.

The museum attracted many local, national, and international visitors. Many took guided tours led by “griots” (docents) who interpreted the exhibits and facilitated dialog.

Dr. Cameron also spoke daily with most visitors about his survival experience – making for a very special encounter with living history. His passing in 2006 combined with the country’s economic downturn forced the museum to give up its building in 2008.

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In the video abovet, Jerrianne and Hibbie Hayslett talk about their experience visiting ABHM.

The New Virtual Museum (2012-Present)

On February 25, 2012, ABHM came back to life as a unique, cutting-edge, interactive, virtual museum. This 21st century, cost-effective format makes ABHM available to people around the world who would otherwise have no access to its information and resources. ABHM also installs temporary physical exhibits in public venues around the Greater Milwaukee area.

Scholar-griots from around the world curate online exhibits for ABHM. The virtual museum regularly adds new exhibits, including Breaking News (our look at history in the making) every week.

Future plans for ABHM online include: a gift shop/fine art gallery and lesson plans and other resources for educators.

What You Can Do at ABHM Online

  • Visit often: New exhibits come online all the time. To be alerted to new exhibits as they are added, click on the RSS button at the foot of any page.
  • Contribute: You can also contribute your time, talents, and funds to build the museum.
  • Comment: And please, let us know what you think of exhibits by leaving comments at the bottoms of pages.

We hope your experience at ABHM Online is enlightening and rewarding. Thank you for visiting!

ABHM’s New Bricks-and-Mortar Museum (Coming Juneteenth 2018!)