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Black History Museums in the U.S.

Black History Museums in the U.S.

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Created by Queen Regina III • Updated On: June 5, 2022
National Museum of African Art is one of Black History Museums in the U.S..

1. National Museum of African Art

9.0
950 Independence Ave SW, Washington, D.C.
Art Museum · Southwest Washington · 31 tips and reviews
Visitor Center National Museum Of African American History & Culture is one of Black History Museums in the U.S..

2. Visitor Center National Museum Of African American History & Culture

9.1
1400 Constitution Ave NW (btwn 12th & 14th St NW), Washington, D.C.
History Museum · Northwest Washington · 9 tips and reviews
National Museum of African American History and Culture is one of Black History Museums in the U.S..

3. National Museum of African American History and Culture

9.4
1400 Constitution Ave NW (btwn 12th & 14th St NW), Washington, D.C.
History Museum · Northwest Washington · 149 tips and reviews
National Museum of African American Music is one of Black History Museums in the U.S..

4. National Museum of African American Music

510 Broadway, Nashville, TN
Museum · 1 tip
DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center is one of Black History Museums in the U.S..

5. DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center

9.2
740 E 56th Pl (S Cottage Grove Ave), Chicago, IL
History Museum · Washington Park · 32 tips and reviews
16th Street Baptist Church is one of Black History Museums in the U.S..

6. 16th Street Baptist Church

1530 6th Ave N (at 16th St), Birmingham, AL
Church · 14 tips and reviews
Kelly Ingram Park is one of Black History Museums in the U.S..

7. Kelly Ingram Park

8.9
551-599 16th St N, Birmingham, AL
Park · 9 tips and reviews
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute is one of Black History Museums in the U.S..

8. Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

9.0
520 16th St N (btw 5th & 6th Ave), Birmingham, AL
History Museum · 29 tips and reviews
Civil Rights Memorial Center (SPLC) is one of Black History Museums in the U.S..

9. Civil Rights Memorial Center (SPLC)

8.5
400 Washington Ave, Montgomery, AL
History Museum · Downtown Montgomery · 9 tips and reviews
Rosa Parks Library and Museum is one of Black History Museums in the U.S..

10. Rosa Parks Library and Museum

8.5
252 Montgomery St, Montgomery, AL
History Museum · Downtown Montgomery · 13 tips and reviews
Dr Martin Luther King Jr National Historic Site is one of Black History Museums in the U.S..

11. Dr Martin Luther King Jr National Historic Site

9.4
450 Auburn Ave NE, Atlanta, GA
Historic and Protected Site · Sweet Auburn · 52 tips and reviews
Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change is one of Black History Museums in the U.S..

12. Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change

8.4
449 Auburn Ave SE (at Jackson St SE), Atlanta, GA
History Museum · Old Fourth Ward · 15 tips and reviews
Fire Station No. 6 is one of Black History Museums in the U.S..

13. Fire Station No. 6

7.1
Boulevard Ave (Auburn Ave), Atlanta, GA
History Museum · Old Fourth Ward · 6 tips and reviews
Atlanta Cyclorama & Civil War Museum is one of Black History Museums in the U.S..

14. Atlanta Cyclorama & Civil War Museum

800 Cherokee Ave SE, Atlanta, GA
History Museum · Grant Park · 16 tips and reviews
Jimmy Carter Presidential Library & Museum is one of Black History Museums in the U.S..

15. Jimmy Carter Presidential Library & Museum

8.8
441 Freedom Pkwy NE, Atlanta, GA
History Museum · Poncey-Highland · 25 tips and reviews
MLK Memorial is one of Black History Museums in the U.S..

16. MLK Memorial

8.8
Auburn (Boulevard), Atlanta, GA
History Museum · Sweet Auburn · 16 tips and reviews
Atlanta History Center is one of Black History Museums in the U.S..

17. Atlanta History Center

9.2
130 W Paces Ferry Rd NW, Atlanta, GA
History Museum · Buckhead · 67 tips and reviews
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is one of Black History Museums in the U.S..

18. National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

8.7
50 E Freedom Way (at Rosa Parks St), Cincinnati, OH
History Museum · Central Business District · 36 tips and reviews
Martin Luther King Jr. Birth Home is one of Black History Museums in the U.S..

19. Martin Luther King Jr. Birth Home

8.7
501 Auburn Ave NE, Atlanta, GA
History Museum · Old Fourth Ward · 41 tips and reviews
National Civil Rights Museum is one of Black History Museums in the U.S..

20. National Civil Rights Museum

9.3
450 Mulberry St (at E Butler Av), Memphis, TN
Museum · Downtown Memphis · 89 tips and reviews
Lorraine Motel is one of Black History Museums in the U.S..

21. Lorraine Motel

8.9
450 Mulberry St (at E Butler Av), Memphis, TN
History Museum · Downtown Memphis · 22 tips and reviews
Slavehaven Underground Railroad Museum is one of Black History Museums in the U.S..

22. Slavehaven Underground Railroad Museum

7.6
826 N 2nd St, Memphis, TN
History Museum · Downtown Memphis · 11 tips and reviews
National Voting Rights Museum is one of Black History Museums in the U.S..

23. National Voting Rights Museum

8.4
6 US Highway 80 E, Selma, AL
History Museum · 3 tips and reviews

24. Slavery & Civil War Museum

1410 Water Ave, Selma, AL
History Museum · No tips or reviews
Alexandria Black History Museum is one of Black History Museums in the U.S..

25. Alexandria Black History Museum

902 Wythe St, Alexandria, VA
History Museum · Braddock Road Metro · 3 tips and reviews
Anacostia Community Museum is one of Black History Museums in the U.S..

26. Anacostia Community Museum

8.5
1901 Fort Pl SE, Washington, D.C.
Museum · Southeast Washington · 5 tips and reviews
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site (NHS) is one of Black History Museums in the U.S..

27. Frederick Douglass National Historic Site (NHS)

8.3
1411 W St SE, Washington, D.C.
History Museum · Historic Anacostia · 12 tips and reviews
Museum of African American History is one of Black History Museums in the U.S..

28. Museum of African American History

8.4
46 Joy St (Smith Court), Boston, MA
History Museum · Beacon Hill · 13 tips and reviews
The George & Leah McKenna Museum of African American Art is one of Black History Museums in the U.S..

29. The George & Leah McKenna Museum of African American Art

2003 Carondelet St, New Orleans, LA
History Museum · Central City - Garden · 4 tips and reviews
Whitney Plantation is one of Black History Museums in the U.S..

30. Whitney Plantation

9.2
5099 Louisiana 18, Edgard, LA
History Museum · 14 tips and reviews
African American Museum of Art, Culture & History is one of Black History Museums in the U.S..

31. African American Museum of Art, Culture & History

1418 Governor Nicholls St (N. Villere), New Orleans, LA
Art Museum · Treme - Lafitte · 5 tips and reviews