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Black History Museums and Cultural Landmarks

Museums

This is a curated listing of Black History Museums and Cultural Landmarks

National Museum of African American Music

Image of the National Museum of African American Music in Nashville TN

510 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37203

http://nmaam.org

Stax Museum of American Soul Music

Image of the Stax Museum in Memphis, TN

926 E McLemore Avenue, Memphis, TN 38215

https://staxmuseum.com/

Mosaic Templars Cultural Center

Image of Mosaic Templars. in Memphis TN

501 W 9th St, Little Rock, AR 72201

http://www.mosaictemplarscenter.com/

Jefferson Street Sound Museum

Image of the Jefferson Street Sound Museum entrance in Nashville, TN

2004 Jefferson Street, Nashville, TN 37208

https://www.jeffersonstreetsound.com/

McLemore House Museum

Image of Mclemore House museum in Franklin, TN

446 11th Avenue North, Franklin, TN 37064

http://www.mclemorehouse.com/

The King Center

Image of the message on the fountain at the King Center in Atlanta, GA

449 Auburn Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA 30312

https://thekingcenter.org/

Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History

101 Auburn Ave, NE, Atlanta, GA 30303

https://www.fulcolibrary.org/auburn-avenue-research-library/

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

Image of the Schaumberg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library in the Harlem neighborhood in NY, NY

515 Malcolm X Blvd, Harlem, Manhattan

http://nypl.org/locations/schomburg

Louis Armstrong House Museum

An image of the Louis Armstrong House in Queens, NY

34-56 107th Street, Queens, NY 11368

http://louisarmstronghouse.org

The Studio Museum of Harlem

Studio Museum of Harlem located on W 125th Street in Manhattan

144 W. 125th Street, New York, NY 10027

http://studiomuseum.org

Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

Image of plaque at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute at 520 16th Street North in Birmingham, AL

520 16th St N, Birmingham, AL 35203

https://www.bcri.org/

National Museum of African American History and Culture

An image of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC during the Cherry Blossom peak bloom.

1400 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20560

https://nmaahc.si.edu/

Reginald F. Lewis Museum

Reginald F Lewis Museum in Baltimore, MD

830 E. Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202

https://www.lewismuseum.org/

The Gullah Museum of Hilton Head Island

Image of the Gullah Museum Hilton Head in Hilton Head, SC

12 Georgianna Dr. Hilton, Head, SC 29926

https://www.gullahmuseumhhi.org/

Pin Point Heritage Museum

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9924 Pin Point Ave., Savannah, GA 31406

https://www.chsgeorgia.org/PHM/About

Niagra Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center

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825 Depot Avenue West
Niagara Falls, NY 14305

https://www.niagarafallsundergroundrailroad.org/

Negro League Baseball Museum

1616 East 18th St, Kansas City, MO

http://nlbm.com

National Museum of African Art

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950 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20560

https://africa.si.edu/

African American Civil War Museum

1925 Vermont Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001

https://www.afroamcivilwar.org/

Slave Haven Underground Railroad Museum

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826 North Second Street, Memphis TN 38173

https://slavehavenmuseum.org/

California African American Museum

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600 State Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90037

https://caamuseum.org/

Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library

2401 Welton St., Denver, CO 80205

https://history.denverlibrary.org/blair-caldwell-african-american-research-library

Amistad Center for Art & Culture

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600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103

http://www.amistadcenter.org/

Delaware Historical Society- Jane and Littleton Mitchell Center for African American Heritage

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504 N Market Street, Wilmington, DE 19801

https://dehistory.org/visit/jane-and-littleton-mitchell-center-for-african-american-heritage/

Black Police Precinct and Courthouse Museum

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480 NW 11th St., Miami, FL 33136

https://historicalblackprecinct.org/

Du Sable Museum of African American History

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740 E 56th Pl, Chicago, IL 60637

https://www.dusablemuseum.org/

Museum of African American History

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46 Joy St, Boston, MA 02114

https://www.maah.org/

Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History

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315 E Warren Ave, Detroit, MI 48201

https://thewright.org/

Mississippi Civil Rights Museum

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222 North St #2205, Jackson, MS 39201

https://mcrm.mdah.ms.gov/

Paul Robeson House

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4951 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19139

https://www.paulrobesonhouse.org/

Paul Robeson House of Princeton

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110 Witherspoon St, Princeton, NJ 08542

https://thepaulrobesonhouseofprinceton.org/

African American Museum of Philadelphia

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701 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA 19106

http://www.aampmuseum.org

National Civil Rights Museum

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450 Mulberry St, Memphis, TN 38103

https://www.civilrightsmuseum.org/

African American Museum of Dallas

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3536 Grand Ave, Dallas, TX 75210

https://www.aamdallas.org/

Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia

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122 W Leigh St, Richmond, VA 23220

https://blackhistorymuseum.org/

Northwest African American Museum

2300 S Massachusetts St, Seattle, WA 98144

https://www.naamnw.org/

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

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Harpers Ferry National Historic Park, Harpers Ferry, WV 25425

https://www.nps.gov/hafe/index.htm

International African American Museum

14 Wharfside Street, Charleston, SC 29401

https://iaamuseum.org/

International African American Museum

14 Wharfside Street, Charleston, SC 29401

https://iaamuseum.org/

Freetown History Museum

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1145 E 22nd St, Indianapolis, IN 46202

https://www.freetown.org/

Nicodemus Historical Society

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304 Washington Ave. Nicodemus, KS 67625-3015

https://www.nps.gov/nico/contacts.htm

The Kansas African American Museum

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601 N Water St Wichita, Kansas 67203

https://www.tkaamuseum.org/

Muhammad Ali Center

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144 N. Sixth Street
Louisville, Ky 40202

https://alicenter.org/

Obama Hawaiian Africana Museum

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Obama Hawaiian Africana Museum 1311 Kapiolani Blvd., Ste. 203, Honolulu, HI 96814

https://obamahimuseum.org/

Idaho Black History Museum

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508 Julia Davis Dr, Boise, ID 83702

https://www.ibhm.org/

Lionel Hampton International Jazz Collection, University of Idaho

850 S. Rayburn Street, Moscow, ID 83844.

https://www.ijc.uidaho.edu/hampton_collection/

African American Cultural and Genealogical Society of Illinois Museum

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235 W. Eldorado Street P.O. Box 25251 Decatur,Illinois 62525

https://www.african-americancultural.org/index.html

Shorefront Legacy Center

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2214 Ridge Avenue
Evanston, Illinois 60201

https://shorefrontlegacy.org/

Bronzeville Children's Museum

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9301 South Stoney Island Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, 60617

https://bronzevillechildrensmuseum.com/

Whitney Plantation

Whitney Museum

5099 Louisiana Hwy 18, Edgard, LA 70049

https://whitneyplantation.org/

Bessie Smith Cultural Center

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200 East M.L. King Blvd, Chattanooga, TN

https://www.bessiesmithcc.org/

Pompey Museum of Slavery & Emancipation at Vendue House

Pompey House

Nassau Bahamas

https://ammcbahamas.org

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