2018年3月29日 星期四

The International African American Museum,


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.

International African American Museum 
Museum in Charleston, South Carolina

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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