America's Black Holocaust Museum
It wasn’t too long ago that one of Milwaukee’s unique and important resources, the America’s Black Holocaust Museum, closed the doors on its physical location for the last time. Founded in 1988 by James Cameron, a man who managed to survive a terrible lynching in 1930 that claimed the lives of two other black teenagers, the museum’s two main missions are to educate the public about the ongoing injustices endured by people of African heritage in America, and to provide visitors with opportunities to rethink their assumptions about race and racism. That mission continues today, as even though they may have closed their physical location in 2008, they reopened as a virtual museum in 2012.
America’s Black Holocaust Museum also remains active in the Milwaukee community, with such events as their upcoming Founder’s Day 2015 Gathering for Racial Repair & Reconciliation, which is cosponsored by the Milwaukee Public Library. The event will be held on February 28, in Centennial Hall. America’s Black Holocaust Museum is also partnering with Milwaukee Public Library for a film and discussion series called Hidden History; this program will begin with an orientation event on March 31 at the Center Street Library.
But if you’re looking for something today, definitely go to the America’s Black Holocaust Museum Website and explore all their virtual exhibits. If you’re looking for a book, we have James Cameron’s powerful book about lynching available at many Milwaukee Public Library locations, so stop in today.