Table of Contents
Welcome to the Museum 6
The National Museum of African American History and Culture: A People's Journey, A Nation's Story 8
A Century in the Making 10
Laying the Foundation 16
Save Our African American Treasures 20
Rising Up: The Museum Building 22
A Symbolic Site 24
The Corona 25
Landscape 26
Heritage Hall 27
Concourse 28
Recipes from Sweet Home Café 30
The David M. Rubenstein History Galleries: The Journey Toward Freedom 32
Slavery and Freedom 34
The Slave Wrecks Project 42
Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation 1877-1968 54
A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond 76
Community Galleries: Making a Way Out of No Way 86
Making a Way Out of No Way 90
The Power of Place 102
Crowning Achievements: Mae Reeves 110
Double Victory: The African American Military Experience 112
Sports: Leveling the Playing Field 120
Culture Galleries: Tradition and Innovation 128
Cultural Expressions 132
Musical Crossroads 138
The Mothership Connection 146
Taking the Stage 154
Visual Art and the American Experience 160
Explore More! 166
Target Learning Center 169
Robert Frederick Smith Explore Your Family History Center 169
Earl W. and Amanda Stafford Center for African American Media Arts 169
Research Library and Archives 169
Freedmen's Bureau Records 170
Continue the Journey 171
Around the Smithsonian 171
Around D.C. 171
Around the U.S. 171
General Information 172
Credits 174
