Charleston Needs That
African-American Museum. And Now.
The International African American Museum, a graceful project years overdue and set to be built on a wharf where slaves once arrived, needs to secure its final funding.
Museum in Charleston, South Carolina
The International African American Museum (IAAM) is a museum of African-American history being planned in Charleston, South Carolina, on the site where Gasden's Wharf, the disembarkation point of up to 40% of all American slaves, once stood.
Plan[edit]
The idea of the museum was initiated by former Charleston Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr..[1] The Museum President and CEO is Michael Boulware Moore.[1]
Fundraising is underway as of January, 2017, with less than $20 million still needed towards a target of $75 million to erect and open the 40,000-square-foot facility. The museum will be built on the Cooper River, with a view towards Ft. Sumter and out to the Atlantic Ocean.[1][2]
By MICHAEL KIMMELMAN
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