If you are interested in African American contributions to the Civil war, then I highly suggest you visit this museum. It is loaded with information, and artifacts that are related to the role of AA in the war. A video that is shown is worth...More

I feel like I could go to the AfrAm Museum 10x and still come out with something new. My husband, mother, sister, nieces and I spent 4 hours in just the concourse. The museum is a must and I'll be back to explore even more....More

GO!!! The story told is such an essential and important part of our history. But yet totally forgotten….or hidden. As others have noted, the staff is amazing. What a passionate and committed group. Thank you. We recently took a series of trips in the Deep...More

Very informational, learned a lot more things than I would have in class. The place was jam-packed with people but spacious. Bring running shoes, you'll be walking for miles in this place. It's like a maze. Expect to wait long lines to see one exhibit....More

The museum is fairly low budget. It basically consists of storyboards arranged in partly chronological and partly topical order. Consider it an introduction to a neglected part of Civil War history. I hope it will inspire you to read more deeply about the role of...More

I taught Am history in public schools for 10 years but did not know that Af Americans were only 1% of population in north during Civil War but * 10% of Union Army and * 25% of Union Navy Through videos, artifacts and text, this...More

The African American Civil War Memorial is across the street from the Museum. The Memorial is just a cylindrical sculpture of African-American sculptures surrounded by the engraved names of thousands of soldiers. The Museum is small. It's one large space that is divided into an...More