THE ENGLAND MANOR

The African American Museum at the England Manor is a historic home museum that focuses on the African American experience. Sylvia England, the founder of the museum, tells her and her ancestors' story from their time in Africa through the present day. The museum features exhibits and artifacts that chronicle the various stages of the African American experience, emphasizing the experiences of Sylvia and her kin. There are rooms dedicated to Africa and the slave trade, the Underground Railroad, 40 acres and a mule, the Great Migration, and African American culture and experiences in the present day... The house, located at 503 North Genesee Street in Waukegan, Illinois was built in 1859 by Robert C. Earle. Earle purchased the plot of land for $100 from a man named Robert Douglas in what was once called Little Fort (now the city of Waukegan). There is speculation that the house was once part of the Underground Railroad, as there are several structural indications as well as a hidden..

Primary location: Waukegan United States