These museums are commonly known as African American museums. According to scholar Raymond Doswell, an African-American museum is "an institution established for the preservation of African-derived culture."
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See also
- African-American Heritage Sites
- Artworks commemorating African Americans in Washington, D.C.
- List of streets named after Martin Luther King, Jr.
External links
- Association of African American Museums
- "Jim Crow History" program's map and details of museums in the U.S. devoted to African American history
- African-American history
- History museums in the United States
- African-American museums in the United States
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The only national museum devoted exclusively to the documentation of African-American life, history and culture.
The NMAAHC is a public institution open to all, where anyone is welcome to participate, collaborate, and learn more about African American history and culture. In the words of Lonnie G. Bunch III, founding director of the NMAAHC, “there are few things as powerful and as important as a people, as a nation that is steeped in its history.”
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