by Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn (S.C.-06) In 2019, my daughter Jennifer and I took part in a Congressional Delegation to Ghana that included my good friend, the late Congressman John Lewis. Our visit was to commemorate the 400 years since Blacks were forcibly taken from the continent of Africa and enslaved in America. …
Charleston Living Magazine: Listening as a Living
A walk through the International African American Museum By Tim Lowry “So, what do you do for a living?” I recently found myself at a cocktail party where this was the question being tossed out like a fishing line with the hope to catch something interesting. It was hard to generate a conversation from the …
Praise Radio: International African American Museum To Host Smithsonian Museum Men of Change Exhibit and Events
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Post and Courier: EDITOR’S PICK – International African American Museum enhanced by strategic collection of objects
A contemporary work of art — a helmet made of cowrie shells — is displayed at the International African American Museum. A history museum must strike a balance. Multiple balances, really — between the past and present, the good and bad, the beautiful and ugly; between suffering and accomplishment, exploitation and self-determination. To …
Black PR Wire: International African American Museum To Host Smithsonian Museum Men of Change Exhibit and Events
International African American Museum To Host Smithsonian Museum Men of Change Exhibit and Events
Black News: International African American Museum launches at former slave trading port
After more than 20 years of planning, the International African American Museum (IAAM) has opened to the public in Charleston, South Carolina. The new museum is located at the site of Gadsden’s Wharf, a former slave trading port. It includes nine galleries, a world-class genealogy and ancestry resource centre, and the African Ancestors Memorial Garden. Link here to read …
EX Bulletin: The latest in Black Art: International African American Museum opens, Spelman Museum kicks off National Collection tour, Kadir Nelson’s 4th of July vision and more
The International African American Museum in Charleston, SC, is located on Gadsdens Wharf. The historic site was a major landing point for enslaved Africans. | Photo courtesy International African American Museum Link here to read more
Charleston Business Magazine: Charleston’s International African American Museum Offers New Look at History
The Charleston Business Magazine offers a big write up on the International African American Museum in the July 2023 issue. Link to the Charleston Business Magazine here to read item
Surface Magazine: THE LONG-AWAITED INTERNATIONAL AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM – SURFACE
Perched on a historic South Carolina harbor where enslaved Africans once landed, the long-delayed museum is a powerful document of Black cultural energy entering, shaping, and reshaping the United States Link here to read more
CRBJ Tip Sheet: International African American Museum opens doors wide for visitors near and far
Charleston, S.C. — The International African American Museum (IAAM) officially opened to the public on Tuesday, June 27, after over 20 years of planning, welcoming guests and community members inside to learn the full story of the African American journey. Located at the historically sacred site of Gadsden’s Wharf, IAAM’s nine distinct galleries demonstrate how …
