Newsweek - USA (2021-02-12)

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Culture


FEBRUARY 12, 2021

02 Negro Leagues Baseball
Museum
Kansas City, Missouri
As the world mourns the recent
passing of Major /eague Baseball
slugger and civil rights icon Henry
“HammerinŠ Hank” Aaron, this
privately funded museum offers a
chance to learn more about African
AmericansŠ profound impact on
the game. More than a hall of fame,
it spotlights the stories of civil
rights and social justice that were
also part of Black baseball history.

01 Museum of the African
Diaspora (MoAD)
San Francisco, California
In the heart of San FranciscoŠs
Yerba Buena arts district,
this Smithsonian-afɿliated
contemporary art museum
is one of the few museums
worldwide focused solely on
showcasing the work of the
African 'iasporaŜfrom poets-in-
residence to a centerpiece three-
story interactive “Face of Africa”
mural of 2,100 photographs.

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05 National Museum of
African American Music
Nashville, Tennessee
Just opened in January 2021,
this museum is dedicated
entirely to the contributionsŜ
including over 50 genres of
musicŜthat African Americans
have made to the music industry
with interactive exhibits such
as “Rivers of Rhythm Pathways”
that weaves the blues and
religious music with todayŠs
forms such as hip-hop and R B.

03 The Black Cowboy Museum
Houston, Texas
When you think of cowboys, Roy Rogers or
John Wayne might come to mind, but what
about Nat /ove or Bill Pickett" The owner
of this small museum in Houston wanted
to ensure that the stories of his Black
cowboy heritage werenŠt left untoldŜafter
all, it is estimated that one in four cowboys
was Black during the Wild West days.


04 Whitney Plantation
Wallace, /ouisiana
Unlike other plantations that have
been turned into tourist attractions
or wedding venues, this one does not
romantici]e the past. /earn about the
history of slavery from the perspective
of the slaves who sustained it on
this historic sugarcane plantation,
featured in the ɿlm 12 Years a Slave.

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