A curated walk through the hallways of the newest Smithsonian museum (2017). After 13 years in the making it depicts the pain and pride of the black experience in America.
The history of African Americans in Chicago or Black Chicagoans dates back to Jean Baptiste Point du Sable’s trading activities in the 1780s. Du Sable, the city's founder, was Haitian of African and French descent. Fugitive slaves and freedmen...
Benin, a pre-colonial kingdom in what is now southwestern Nigeria, is believed to have been established before the eleventh century. It was founded by Edo-speaking peoples, but became more ethnically diverse when invaders from the grasslands of the Sudan...
DISCOVER DETROIT'S BLACK HISTORYWhether you already live in Detroit or are just passing through, you may be surprised to find that the Motor City is also a hub of African-American heritage.Explore Detroit history at our many must-see museums, galleries,...
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