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Charles H. Wright Museum of African-American History

The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, or The Wright, is located in Detroit, Michigan in the US; inside the city's… Read more…

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The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, or The Wright, is located in Detroit, Michigan in the US; inside the city's Midtown Cultural Center is one of the world's oldest independent African-American museums.

Founded in 1965, The Wright museum holds the world's largest permanent collection of African-American culture. With a collection of more than 35,000 artifacts, The Wright's current 125,000-square-foot museum opened as the largest museum in the world dedicated to African-American history.The Wright, whose exhibits include Underground Railroad documents and letters from Malcolm X and Rosa Parks, also hosted memorial events for Parks and the "Queen of Soul," Aretha Franklin, who lay in state in the museum's rotunda in 2005 and 2018, respectively.

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Official website thewright.org
Email info@chwmuseum.org
Phone +1 313 494 5800
Address 315 E. Warren Ave., Detroit, MI 48201, USA
Coordinates 42°21'32.878" N, 83°3'39.263" W
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