Our Current Museum Hours Are:

Tuesday - Friday: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Monday, Saturday & Sunday: CLOSED 

CHEERS TO A NEW YEAR!

We hope that 2021 multiplies your joys and divides your sorrows. 

For this new year, our hope is that you and yours remain healthy, happy and safe.

May the coming year bless you with prosperity,
May it bring good luck to you and your loved ones.

2020 has been a mad year but we are so grateful to have you all by our side throughout.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2021!

As we are now just in time for Winter, COVID-19 Cases will rise and it will be harder to differentiate if you have Allergies, Common Cold, the Flu or Covid-19. Please keep wearing your mask at all times, stay 6 feet apart, and continue to wash your hands after touching surfaces. 

Here is the perfect video demonstrating how masks are also effective in the cold weather and how wearing one and staying 6-feet-apart can protect others around you:

1. January 1, 1808: The federal law prohibiting the importation of African slaves went into effect. It was largely circumvented.

2. January 1, 1863: The Emancipation Proclamation freed all slaves in states in rebellion against the United States. 

3. January 10, 1925: Adelbert H. Roberts was elected to the Illinois state legislature, the first black man to serve in a state assembly in at least 25 years. (see first picture)

4. January 16, 1986: A bronze bust of Martin Luther King, Jr., was the first of any black American in the halls of Congress. The first national Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday was celebrated four days later on January 20. (see second picture)

5. January 16, 1987: Frederick Drew Gregory was the first black man to command a space shuttle. (see third picture)

We are saddened to announce the cancellation of our 30th Annual Mary S. Harrell Black Heritage Festival for February 2021, but with due regard to the environment of our Vendors, Volunteers and Supporters, we must put their safety first. 

This is the first time in 29 years that our special February event will not take place. 

Please everyone continue to stay safe and wear your masks and hopefully we will be able to resume our Black Heritage Festival in 2022. 

Thank you all for your much needed support and if you have any questions regarding the cancellation of our Festival, please contact Mr. Jimmy Harrell at 386-478-1934 or by email at blackheritagemuseum@gmail.com

A timely exhibit on President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris is now displayed in the museum for January, 2021. Please stop by and check out the exhibit and the media resources available!

Due to the current Pandemic, the Museum has not been able to hold our Annual Meet & Greet Membership Event. 

PLEASE JOIN/RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP NOW FOR 2021.