The Queen of Soul: An Appreciation
The National Museum of African American History and Culture mourns the passing of Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul. Her voice, one of the most captivating sounds of the twentieth and twenty-first century, was unrivaled and changed the landscape...Read More
Her Song and Her Spirit Could Not Be Silenced
The great operatic contralto Marian Anderson is most often recalled for her brave and stirring performance from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1939, after the Daughters of the American Revolution refused to allow her to sing from the stage...Read More
LeBron James Donates Equality Sneakers
A group of 59 game-changing youth from across the U.S. got the surprise of a lifetime on Tuesday: a sneak peek at one of the museum’s latest additions, the LeBron James’ Nike EQUALITY P.E.Read More
Traveling Through Jim Crow America
During the segregation era, discriminatory laws and practices made traveling by car a difficult and even dangerous experience for African Americans.Read More
Hidden Herstory: The Leesburg Stockade Girls
In July of 1963 in Americus, Georgia, fifteen girls were jailed for challenging segregation laws. Ages 12 to 15, these girls had marched from Friendship Baptist Church to the Martin Theater on Forsyth Street. Never formally charged, they were...Read More