Our Museum Hours Are:

Tuesday - Friday: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm 

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

&

Saturday & Sunday: CLOSED

We hope everyone is staying safe by washing your hands, remaining 6 feet apart, wearing your masks and staying home if you are sick!

We will continue to take the following precautions here at the museum with our volunteers and visitors:

• All volunteers are required to wear a mask.
• Volunteers will sanitize and disinfect shared services and artifacts frequently.
• Volunteers are also required to wash their hands as soon as they enter the museum.

We also recommend our visitors wear a mask to enter and stay 6 feet apart while also sanitizing upon arrival. 

At the end of the day, the goals are simple: safety and security

1. September 8th, 1957: Althea Gibson (Tennis Champion) becomes the first black athlete to win a US National Tennis Championship.

2. September 12, 1992: Dr Mae Jemison became the first African American woman in space when she launched from the Kennedy Center.

3. September 12, 1947: Jackie Robinson, first black Major League Baseball player named National League Rookie of the year. 

4. September 18, 1895: Booker T. Washington gave an address to the Atlanta Cotton States and International Exposition which became known as the "Atlanta Compromise Speech."

5. September 18, 1850: Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Law, the act that required slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state.  

Due to the pandemic, the Museum will not be holding the Annual Meet & Greet Membership Event. 

PLEASE JOIN/RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP NOW FOR 2021.

There will be a virtual meeting for the Board of Directors on September 9th, 2020 at 4:00 pm. Please contact Jimmy Harrell if you have any comments/concerns.