AMERICA'S BLACK HOLOCAUST MUSEUM

America's Black Holocaust Museum was founded in 1988 in a Milwaukee, Wisconsin storefront by Dr. James Cameron, the only known survivor of a lynching. In 1992 Cameron acquired a spacious free-standing building, which he renovated and opened on Juneteenth Day 1994 with expanded exhibits and a staff... ABHM builds public awareness of the harmful legacies of slavery and Jim Crow in America and promotes racial repair, reconciliation, and healing. A society that remembers its past in order to shape a better future - a nation undivided by race where every person matters equally... Katherine, unfortunately we do not have the people-power to research the stories of the nearly 5000 Black individuals who were lynched. Our small staff is all volunteers with other jobs. We receive our stories from ordinary individuals like yourself who are descendants of lynching victims or simply curious and compassionate seekers of knowledge. You could be one of those and able to find out more about the victim..

Primary location: Milwaukee United States