The latest episode of “Historically Black” explores black love and marriage from slavery to today.
‘Thinking of the past, considering the future.’ Inside the African American History and Culture Museum.
As the museum opens, a writer sees her own story inside the building
The 36 must-see items
Museum leaders have acquired approximately 40,000 objects, of which some 3,500 will be on view. Here are 36 of the most emotionally and historically resonant treasures in the collection that no visitor should miss.
For the people of Lyles Station, Ind., a trip to the museum lets them witness their legacy
A journey 200 years in the making starts in a small farm community.
Take a virtual tour of the African American Museum
Underground, a stark path winds chronologically and unflinchingly from slavery through civil rights and beyond. Aboveground, bold, busy galleries celebrate some of the cultural contributions African Americans have made to the country and the world.
The African American experience, in photos
Mining the museum archives to showcase the arc of the black experience.
Magazine commemorative issue
- An interview with Oprah Winfrey: ‘I come as one, but I stand as 10,000.’
- John Lewis spent 15 years fighting for the museum — now the dream is realized
- Poet Elizabeth Alexander celebrates the power of a people’s voice
- Ken Burns: Why the African American history museum belongs to all of us
- A humble skirt worn by an enslaved child finds a place in history
- The story behind the design of the African American history museum
- Black Lives Matter and the SNCC Legacy Project discuss the paths forward
Backstories
- Emmitt Till’s casket remains a haunting memorial to America’s violent racism
- We don’t know what Rosa Parks wore the night she was arrested. But she was carrying this dress.
- From a slave house to a prison cell: The history of Angola Plantation
- A couple bought a wreck of a plane on eBay to fix up. Then, they learned its history.
- How the museum talked Chuck Berry into giving up his prized red Cadillac
- To Olympian Rafer Johnson, the Opening Ceremony torch he carried is a symbol of upward mobility
A search for a family connection led one man to an online forum and his great-great-grandfather's music.
Damon Keith is still crusading for justice as a U.S. Court of Appeals judge.
Same-day visitors begin lining up at 4 a.m., while those seeking advance passes overwhelm the ticket distributor.
Passes for January through March were supposed to be released Monday but technical problems prevented individuals from obtaining them.
“I've been here for 22 years and I didn't realize what was in the books...."
Individuals can obtain up to six passes for admission between January and March of 2017 beginning Oct. 3 at 9 a.m.
A father and daughter discuss the historical impact of the 1995 Million Man March on episode two of "Historically Black" podcast.
The symbolic power of a grand opening is only the prelude to a museum’s new role.
A journey 200 years in the making starts in a small farm community.
After a day of dignitaries, more average citizens get their chance to take in the exhibits.
Everyone from Oscar winner Lupita N'yongo to Oprah to Earvin "Magic" Johnson was in town to celebrate the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
"Knowing the challenges that my great-grandfather had to overcome, that was just fuel for us."
DuVernay's latest premiere: A museum piece.
In a dim, quiet backroom in the National Museum of African American History and Culture, a gray-haired man paused in front of a bronze casket, and he stood to pay his last respects to Emmett Till...
As the museum opens, a writer sees her own story inside the building
A weekend of celebrations includes a grand opening ceremony with a speech from President Obama.
His remarks during the opening ceremony of the National Museum of African American History and Culture on Saturday, Sept. 24.
"It is my hope that each and every person who visits this beautiful museum will walk away deeply inspired."
"Congress and I did not always see eye to eye...But this is one issue where we strongly agreed."
