United States National Slavery Museum

United States National Slavery Museum

The United States National Slavery Museum is a non-profit organization based in Fredericksburg, Virginia, that is fundraising and campaigning to establish a national museum on slavery in America. It is planning to open in 2008 as the only museum in the United States, among more than 16,000, that has as its primary mission education, re-education, and policy formation regarding slavery in America and its enduring legacy.

References

ee also

*Slavery in the United States
*List of museums focused on African Americans

External links

* [http://www.usnationalslaverymuseum.org United States National Slavery Museum]


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