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African American Civil War Memorial Freedom Foundation and Museum
1200 U Street, Northwest
Washington, District of Columbia 20009
The first and only national memorial and museum honoring African Americans who fought in the Civil War
African American Heritage Guide, Washington County, Maryland
from Hagerstown Convention Visitors Bureau
There are many historic African American sites in Washington County, Maryland.
African Art Museum of Maryland
5430 Vantage Point Road
in Historic Oakland at Town Center
Post Office Box 1105
Columbia, Maryland 21044
Call ahead for hours.
Exhibits of African art covering a variety of cultures and styles, lectures, workshops and courses for adults, children and families. Holds trips to Africa and hosts Literary Society.
Baltimore's African American Heritage and Attractions Guide
by Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association
Information about Baltimore's historic African American landmarks, performing arts centers, museums, colleges and universities
Baltimore Black Travel Guide
by SoulOfAmerica.com
Check out the listing of cultural sites, historic sites, and historic places of worship.
Baltimore Museum of Art
10 Art Museum Drive
Baltimore, Maryland 21218
One of the earliest and most important collections of African art and works by contemporary African Americans
Banneker-Douglass Museum
84 Franklin Street
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Dedicated to preserving Maryland's African American heritage. Serves as "State's official repository for African American artifacts".
Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum
300 Oella Avenue (at Old Frederick Road)
Oella, Maryland 21228
410-887-1081
Open Tuesday-Saturday: 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.
On the Banneker homestead, this 142-acre institution of cultural and natural history is dedicated to the noted colonial mathematician, surveyor, writer and astronomer Benjamin Banneker. Banneker was born in 1731 and was America's first black man of science. The Museum houses a permanent collection of Banneker's artifacts and biographical material.
The Emmart-Pierpont Safe House
3525 North Rolling Road
Baltimore, Maryland 21244
410-655-7821
Over 200 years old, a Baltimore County landmark, the Emmart-Pierpont Safe House is an 18th century farm house and a station on the Underground Railroad. See the on-site history and display of the Emmart family, their role in the Underground Railroad, the development of our area of Baltimore County, and its part in our history from colonial days to the present and beyond. Visitors welcome by appointment with lectures available for groups.
Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute and Cultural Center
847 North Howard Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
Exhibits showcase the life and music of jazz legends from Baltimore like Eubie Blake, Billy Holliday and Cab Calloway. Live jazz performances, dance classes, music classes and special events.
Frederick Douglass Isaac Myers Maritime Park
1417 Thames Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21231
Highlights African American maritime history, Douglass's life in Baltimore as a enslaved child and young man working the Baltimore docks and Myers, a free born African American who became a national leader. Find also information about the first African American owned and operated shipyard. Includes artifacts, maps and images, audio, and more.
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
1411 West Street Southeast
Washington, District of Columbia 20020
Cedar Hill, Douglass' former home, has more than a dozen rooms containing a variety of personal items.
Hampton National Historic Site
535 Hampton Lane
Towson, Maryland 21286
Original slave quarters are dwarfed by this Georgian mansion. When it was finished in 1790, Hampton was the largest house in the United States.
James E Lewis Museum of Art
Morgan State University
Carl J. Murphy Fine Arts Center
2201 Argonne Drive
Baltimore, MD 21251
443-885-3030
Collection of African and African American art and art of faculty and students
Lutherville Historical Colored School Number 24 Museum
1426 School Lane
Lutherville, Maryland 21093
410-825-6114
Built in the early 1900's, the Lutherville Colored School Number 24 was a grade school for "Colored" children until the 1950's. The Lutherville historical schoolhouse serves as a monument of the rich history of African-Americans in Baltimore County. Artifacts include books original to the school, report cards, oral histories, antique furnishings and oil lamps.
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
1318 Vermont Avenue Northwest
Washington, District of Columbia 20005
Permanent exhibits profile influential black women and chronicles Bethune's life as a educator, presidential advisor, and political activist. A separate building houses the National Archives for Black Women's History, one of the country's largest collections of manuscripts relating to African American women.
Maryland's African-American Heritage Guide [PDF]
from Maryland Office of Tourism Development
Introduce yourself to the Maryland African American experience. Here you'll find museums and other destinations across the state.
National Great Blacks in Wax Museum
1601-3 East North Avenue
Baltimore, Maryland 21213
First wax museum of African American history in the nation. Exhibit of historical figures presents the struggles and achievements of African people from ancient Egypt to the present.
National Museum of African Art
950 Independence Avenue Southwest
Washington, District of Columbia 20560
Museum and library containing artifacts, photographs and memorabilia on African art from ancient to contemporary times
Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture
830 East Pratt Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
Three galleries of Maryland’s black heritage
Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum
1901 Fort Place, Southeast
Washington, District of Columbia 20020
Documents and interprets the effect of historical and contemporary social and cultural issues on communities. Major African American historical and cultural artifacts and photographs, documents and other materials relevant to District of Columbia neighborhoods east of the Anacostia River.
Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards
Exhibits of Baltimore's recent sports history and its "rich Negro League history"
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