Museum of African American Slavery: Lest We Forget - Phila, PA
Features the most extensive collection of slavery artifacts, Jim Crow memorabilia and information ever assembled for public examination “free of charge”. Includes shackles, branding irons, photos, documents and more.
Black Inventions Museum - Los Angeles, CA
Pays tribute to the invaluable intellectual contributions African Americans have made to the progress of society. Features information about Black inventors and their inventions along with replicas of some.
George Washington Carver Exhibit - Washington,DC
Includes information about this prolific scientist and the multitude of his inventions and other little known facts about his inventive genious.
Tuskegee Airmen Exhibit - Philadelphia Chapter
Features surviving members telling the “real stories” about America’s first Black fighter pilots. Includes a photo exhibit about the history making “sky warriors” along with their personal collections of medals and gear.
United States Colored Troops Exhibit
Features photos and historical information about the participation of African Americans in the Civil War. Includes performances by the 3rd Regiment Infantry United States Colored Troops Civil War Reenactors.
Black Writers Museum
A photo and biographical exhibit about Black Writers from the 1800Õs trhough the Black Arts Movement of the 1960Õs.
African American History & Archealogy
Black Firefighters
The Clef Club
Johnson House
Marian Anderson Residence Museum
African American Museum of Philadelphia
Paul Robeson House
Cliveden House
Geneaolgy
Ground Breakers: Sports Heroes and Sheroes - Phila, PA
Profiles on African American athletes (Alice Coachman, Willie O’Ree, Chuck Cooper, Marshall Taylor, Oliver Lewis, Althea Gibson) who persevered and succeeded in sports where they were systematically excluded. Exhibit provided by the Proud African American Foundation.
Negro League Baseball Exhibit: The Burnett Collection - Phila, PA
A display of vintage baseball equipment used by Negro League players, photos and other memorabilia.
The History of Blacks in Hockey Exhibit - Phila, PA
An exhibit that provides information about the participation of Blacks in Ice Hockey. Includes photographs about the Canadien based Colored Hockey League and pioneers such as Willie O’Ree who has the distinction of breaking the National Hockey League’s color barrier.
Basketball Slave: Andy Johnson Harlem Globetrotter / NBA Story
This book written by Mark Johnson (son of Andy Johnson) is a fascinating and inspirational true story of a young boy from Louisiana (Andy Johnson) who became a man through the lessons of basketball. It is filled with tales from behind the scenes of the early original Harlem Globetrotters. It also contains information about the slow, quota-based inception of African American athletes in the NBA and the role the original Harlem Globetrotters played in making the NBA a multi-billion dollar organization. This exhibit includes a display of basketball memorabilia from Andy Johnson’s personal collection.
Wilt Chamberlain Exhibit
The Games of Tennis:An African American Journey - Bernard Chavis
A book about breaking racial and cultural barriers in tennis. Author has the distinction of being the first African American to serve as President of the USTA Philadelphia District (1994) and has served as the National President of the American Tennis Association.
Genealogy Workshop - TBD
Documentary Film Festival - TBD
WURD Speaks Symposium - TBD
Marian Anderson Scholars Concert - TBD
Historical Reenactments - TBD
African American History Guest Speaker - TBD