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This is a list of Slavery memorials and museums situated in the United States, organized by state.
List of Monuments, Memorials, and Museums about Slavery in the United States, by state. See also: List of museums focused on African Americans, Civil Rights Monuments
Alabama
- Alabama State Black Archives Research Center and Museum, Huntsville, Alabama, founded 1990.
- Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Birmingham, Alabama, founded 1992.
- Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument,Birmingham, Alabama, established by President Barack Obama in January 2017.
- Civil Rights Memorial, Montgomery, Alabama, designed by artist Maya Lin, DATE??
- Freedom Riders National Monument, Anniston, Alabama established by President Barack Obama in January 2017.
- George Washington Carver Museum, The, Tuskegee, Alabama, founded 1941.
- National African American Archives and Museum, Mobile, Alabama, founded 1992.
- Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail, Montgomery County, Lowndes County & Dallas Counties, AL
Alaska
Arizona
- African American Multicultural Museum, Scottsdale, Arizona, founded 2005
- George Washington Carver Museum, Phoenix, Arizona, founded 1980.
Arkansas
- Delta Cultural Center, Helena, Arkansas, founded 1991.
- Fort Smith National Historic Site, Fort Smith, Arkansas.
California
- African American Museum and Library at Oakland (AAMLO), Oakland, Californian, collection began in 1946.
- California African American Museum, Los Angeles, California, founded 1981.
- Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco, California, founded 2005.
Colorado
- Black American West Museum & Heritage Center, Denver, Colorado, founded 1971.
Connecticut
- John E. Rogers African American Cultural Center, Hartford, Connecticut, founded 1991.
Delaware
District of Colombia (Washington, DC)
- Anacostia Museum, founded 1967.
- Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, managed by the National Park Service, established 1962.
- Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site, managed by the National Park Service, established 1979.
- National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), Smithsonian, established 2003, opened 2016. Designed by architects Adjaye Associates and Davis Brody Bond.
Florida
- African American Museum of the Arts, DeLand, Florida.
- Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American History Museum, St. Petersburg, Florida, founded 2006.
- John G. Riley Center/Museum of African American History and Culture, Tallahassee, Florida, founded 1996.
- Kingsley Plantation, Jacksonville, Florida, former slave plantation managed by National Park Service.
- LaVilla Museum, Jacksonville, Florida, founded 1999.
- Mary McLeod Bethune Home, Daytona Beach, Florida, established 1956.
- Old Dillard Museum, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, founded 1995.
- St. Rita's Black Heritage Museum, New Smyrna Beach, Florida, founded 1999.
- Southeastern Regional Black Archives Research Center and Museum, Tallahassee, Florida, founded 1976.
Georgia
- Dorchester Academy and Museum, Midway, Georgia, founded 2004.
- Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site, Atlanta, Georgia, founded 1996.
- National Center for Civil and Human Rights, Atlanta, Georgia, founded 2014.
- Tubman African American Museum, Macon, Georgia, founded 1981.
Hawaii
Idaho
- Idaho Black History Museum, Boise, Idaho, founded 1995.
Illinois
- DuSable Museum of African American History, Chicago, Illinois, founded 1960.
- Lincoln Home National Historic Site, Springfield, Illinois.
Indiana
Iowa
- African American Museum of Iowa, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, opened 2000
Kansas
- Kansas African-American Museum, Wichita, Kansas, founded 1997.
- Nicodemus National Historic Site, Nicodemus, Kansas, founded 1996.
Kentucky
- Isaac Scott Hathaway Museum at Lexington History Center, Lexington, Kentucky, founded 2002.
Louisiana
- Baton Rouge African American Museum, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, founded 2001.
- Bontemps African American Museum, Alexandria, Louisiana, founded 1988.
- Cane River Creole National Historical Park, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, run by the National Park Service, established in 1994.
- Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Louisiana African American Heritage Trail, State of Louisiana, founded 2008
- New Orleans African American Museum, New Orleans, Louisiana, founded 1988.
- Northeast Louisiana Delta African American Heritage Museum, Monroe, Louisiana, founded 1994.
- River Road African American Museum, Donaldsville, Louisiana, founded 1994.
- Tangipahoa African American Heritage Museum, Hammond, Louisiana, founded 2005.
- Whitney Plantation, St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
- Banneker-Douglass Museum, Annapolis, Maryland, founded 1984.
- Great Blacks in Wax Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, founded 1983.
- Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center, Church Creek, Maryland, managed by the National Park Service, established 2017.
- Prince George's African American Museum and Cultural Center, North Brentwood, Maryland, founded 2010.
- Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African-American History and Culture, Baltimore, Maryland, founded 2005.
Massachusetts
- Boston Massacre memorial, Boston, Massachusetts.
- Boston African American National Historic Site, [[Boston, Massachusetts].
- Museum of African American History & Abiel Smith School, Boston, Massachusetts, 1964.
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
- Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, [[Jackson, Mississippi], 2017.
- Natchez Museum of African American History and Culture, Natchez, Mississippi, founded 1991.
- Smith-Robertson Museum and Cultural Center, Jackson, Mississippi, founded 1984.
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
- Great Plains Black History Museum, Omaha, Nebraska, founded 1975
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
- African American Museum (New York), Hempstead, New York, opened 1970.
- African Burial Ground National Monument, New York City
North Carolina
- Harvey B. Gantt Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, founded 1974.
- International Civil Rights Center and Museum, Greensboro, North Carolina, founded 2010.
North Dakota
Ohio
- The African American Museum in Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio, founded 1953.
- National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center, Wilberforce, Ohio, founded 1987.
- National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Cincinnatti, Ohio, founded 2004.
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
- African American Museum in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, opened 1976.
- August Wilson Center for African American Culture, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, founded 2006.
- Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, Hopewell, Pennsylvania.
Rhode Island
South Carolina
- Bertha Lee Strickland Cultural Museum, Seneca, South Carolina, founded 2015
- Clemson Area African American Museum, Clemson, South Carolina, founded 2010.
- International African American Museum, Charleston, South Carolina, 2019 (anticipated).
- Reconstruction Era National Monument, Beaufort County, South Carolina includes Camp Saxton Site/Emancipation Grove, Port Royal Penn Center, Saint Helena Island, established in January, 2017 by President Barack Obama.
- Slave Mart Museum, Charleston, South Carolina, founded 1938.
Tennessee
- National Civil Rights Museum, Memphis, Tennessee, founded 1991.
Texas
- African American Museum (Dallas), Dallas, Texas, founded 1974.
- Booker T. Washington Park, Mexia, Texas
- Emancipation Park, Austin, Texas
- Emancipation Park, Houston, Texas
- George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center, Austin, Texas, founded 1980
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
- Alexandria Black History Museum, Alexandria, Virginia, founded 1987.
- Anne Spencer House and Garden Museum, Lynchburg, Virginia, founded 1977.
- Arlington House (The Robert E. Lee Memorial), Arlington, Virginia
- Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, founded 1988.
- Booker T. Washington National Monument, Hardy, Virginia.
- Colonial National Historical Park, Yorktown, Virginia.
- George Washington Birthplace National Monument, Washington’s Birthplace, Virginia
- L.E. Coleman African-American Museum, Halifax County, Virginia, founded 2005.
- Legacy Museum of African American History, Lynchburg, Virginia, founded 2000
- Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site, Richmond, Virginia.
Washington
- Northwest African American Museum, Seattle, Washington, founded 2008.
West Virginia
Wisconsin
- America's Black Holocaust Museum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, founded 1988.
References
- Savage, Beth L. (Ed.); African American Historic Places, National Register of Historic Places; National Park Service, Preservation Press, 1994
External links
Media related to Holocaust memorials in the United States at Wikimedia Commons