Museum of Black American military history in Tacoma's Hilltop neighborhood

A Hilltop museum preserving the history of the 9th and 10th Cavalry and other Black soldiers in the U.S. Army, from slavery through WWII. It was founded in memory of… more

Museum of Kansas Black history inside Wichita's 1917 Calvary Baptist Church building

Housed in the former Calvary Baptist Church, built in 1917 by its own congregation, this downtown Wichita museum tells the story of African Americans in Kansas. Exhibits cover regional art,… more

North 24th Street museum of Black history and culture across the Great Plains

This North Omaha museum on North 24th Street collects and exhibits the history of Black communities in Nebraska and the wider Great Plains. Its 2026 calendar rotates exhibitions on the… more

African American history museum in St. Petersburg's Jordan Park, free admission

The Woodson African American Museum of Florida occupies the former Jordan Park community center in South St. Petersburg, in one of Florida's oldest public housing communities. Opened in 2006 and… more

Charleston history tours told through Gullah language and culture

Gullah Tours is led by Alphonso Brown, a Rantowles native who speaks Gullah and knows its customs firsthand. The bus tours cover Black history sites around downtown Charleston and depart… more

Beacon Hill museum at the African Meeting House

The Museum of African American History was founded in 1963 and preserves the African Meeting House, a National Historic Landmark, and the Abiel Smith School, both built in the early… more

National museum of Black baseball history at 18th and Vine

Former Negro leagues players including Buck O'Neil helped found the museum in 1990, and it moved into its 10,000 square foot home at 18th and Vine in 1997. Exhibits trace… more

Museum of Black history and culture in north St. Louis since 1997

Founded in 1997 by Lois D. Conley, the Griot was the first cultural institution in St. Louis devoted to Black history and culture. Exhibits use life size figures, artifacts and… more

Museum of North Nashville's Jefferson Street jazz, blues and R&B era

Founder and curator Lorenzo Washington runs this small museum to preserve the music history of Jefferson Street, a hub for jazz, blues and R&B from the early 1940s. The museum… more

Midtown museum of African American history and culture

Museum founded in 1966 by Detroit physician Dr. Charles H. Wright, now in a 125,000 square foot building in Midtown. It hosts permanent and visiting exhibitions on African American history… more

Jackson Ward museum of African American history in Virginia

The Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia preserves and exhibits African American history and culture across the Commonwealth. It is located on West Leigh Street in Jackson Ward… more

Inner Harbor museum of Maryland African American history and art

The Reginald F. Lewis Museum covers 400 years of African American history, art and culture in Maryland. It sits at Pratt and President Streets near the Inner Harbor and offers… more

Museum of African American history from slavery to today, Bronzeville

Dr. James Cameron founded the museum after a 1979 visit to Yad Vashem inspired him to document the history of racial terror in America. The North Avenue museum covers more… more

Nation's oldest independent Black history museum, in Washington Park

Artist and educator Margaret Taylor-Burroughs and colleagues founded the museum in 1961 as the Ebony Museum of Negro History and Art. It has been in Washington Park since 1973 and… more

Museum of African American history at 7th and Arch Streets

The African American Museum in Philadelphia presents exhibitions and programs on the history and culture of African Americans. It sits in the city's historic district, one block from Independence National… more