‘Historically, African American history has not been widely taught in high schools or colleges, so it is no surprise to see a proliferation of museums devoted to Black history,” says Calvin Riley, the founder and curator of the George B. Vashon Heritage Museum of African American History in St. Louis. The Vashon museum is one of more than 100 museums nationwide dedicated to African American history.
Some are tiny, such as the one-room library and museum in Sedalia, Missouri, focused on preserving the history of African Americans in middle Missouri. The largest is the 400,000-square-foot National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington.
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