The Museum of African-American History is located on Frederick Douglass Drive near Brush Street. They have displays about the Middle Passage and the 400 years of slavery in America. Included is a frightening recreation of a slave ship’s cargo hole. It is a life-sized cross section showing the cramped conditions in which African’s wer e transported across the Atlantic Ocean. Also, this very important museum has a display of the history of African-Americans in Detroit. Information about Michigan conductors and their passengers to “freedom on the Underground Railroad” are highlighted. The museum usually has presentations by different African cultural groups. Current exhibitions During the 1995 Freedom Tour visit, we witnessed the African-Cuban way of life. We also watched them dance and play Calypso music. Guided Tours, pamphlets, books, posters and gifts on Black history are available. In 1997, this museum will move into a new facility nearby, four times larger than the current structure. The new Museum of African American History will be the world’s largest Black historical and cultural museum. It will include expanded exhibition galleries, an orientation theater, classrooms, multi-purpose rooms, a research library and a museum store. |
