Amar Hussain reports on the best museums in Charleston, S.C., naming the International African American Museum as one of them: “Charleston’s International African American Museum, or IAAM, is one of the city’s newest museums, opening to the public officially in 2023. IAAM’s mission is to help visitors learn and engage with the history of African Americans …
Attractions Management features the International African American Museum in a recent cover story. Link here to read the article
In an item on the International African American Museum’s new board chair, David Dykes writes, “The International African American Museum (IAAM) board has elected Grady L. Crosby as its new board chair, succeeding Wilbur E. Johnson. Johnson is a founding board member of IAAM and served as board chair for 12 years following the term …
Post and Courier Reporter Megan Fernandez writes, “As the International African American Museum nears its one-year opening anniversary, the board has elected new leadership to take it into the future.” Link to the Post and Courier to read more
The International African American Museum (IAAM) board has elected Grady L. Crosby as its new board chair, succeeding Wilbur E. Johnson. Johnson is a founding board member of IAAM and served as board chair for 12 years following the term of U.S. Representative James E. Clyburn, D-South Carolina. Crosby’s election comes just months after the …
Live 5 News Reporter Carlie Baker reports on the event: “The International African American Museum hosted an event Friday to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. the Board of Education that outlawed public school segregation. On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court laid out a new precedent: …
The Greenville News reports that “The International African American Museum in Charleston recently received a $1 million grant from The Duke Endowment, the largest private foundation in the Southeast. The grant includes $750,000 in unrestricted funding and $250,000 for the museum’s endowment.” Link here to keep reading
Adam Parker writes, “One of the most momentous Supreme Court decisions in the history of the United States was the school desegregation case Brown v. Board of Education. The order from the court to put an end to segregation came 70 years ago, and four institutions are marking the anniversary with public events. The Thurgood …
Special exhibition explores the African American journey The International African American Museum (IAAM) will host the world premier of a special exhibition highlighting the African American search for freedom and self-determination. Entitled Follow the North Star: Freedom in the Age of Mobility, it is the first to be curated and crafted by IAAM that is designed to …
In an article titled “One City, Three Ways: Charleston, South Carolina,” the Atlanta Magazine mentions the International African American Museum: “Located on Gadsden’s Wharf, once the largest slave port in the country, the new International African American Museum offers perspectives on the African American experience, from the 1600s to today, interspersed with modern art. The …
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