Founded by visual artist and community leader Shonna McDaniels, the Sojourner Truth African Heritage Museum is a cultural jewel housed in Sacramento’s Florin Square, a historic hub and marketplace designed around Pan-Africanism.
Guided by the Ghanaian principle of “Sankofa” — meaning to “go back and fetch it” — the museum encourages visitors to delve into the past to better understand the present.
“We have to go back and fetch what was lost. It’s important for everyone to know about the contributions that Africans have made to the world. Most people do not know the truth,” McDaniels said.