America's Black Holocaust Museum

Results: The original museum was founded in 1988 by Dr. James Cameron, one of America's few known lynching survivors. The museum operated from 1988 to 2008, closing two years after Dr. Cameron's passing in 2006. The new museum, which is built on the same footprint of the original museum, is opening in 2019. The new museum will feature exhibits, group tours, and on- and off-site educational and community programming.

Target demographics: individuals from all racial, ethnic, and economic backgrounds

Direct beneficiaries per year: ABHM's virtual museum receives more than 3 million visitors from around the world. Once open, the physical museum expects to receive 14,000 visitors per year. This includes about 100 group tours per year, of which 70% are anticipated to be school groups with an average of 20 students per group. ABHM also is expecting a minimum of 1,700 community participants annually in internal and external programs.

Geographic areas served: The City and County of Milwaukee, with a virtual museum for global impact.

Programs: ABHM programs include a physical museum that brings to light the historic and current experiences of African Americans through physical (the new museum at 401 W. North Ave., Milwaukee, WI) and a virtual museum (at abhmuseum.org). The original physical museum was open from 1988 to 2008. The new museum is reopening in 2019 and will feature exhibits that incorporate interactive technology for a fully immersive experience: videos, audio, photos, text, and reflective rooms allowing visitors to discuss and/or record their experiences and reflections. The virtual museum was created in 2012 and includes 3,000+ pages of unique content and a Memorial to the Victims of Lynching with over 1,900 names. Virtual exhibits include interpretive text, still and moving images, original documents, music, works of art, interactive features, and user-generated content and comments. The website “galleries” chronicle the African American experience during seven key periods: pre-captivity in Africa, the slave ship voyages, the eras of slavery, Reconstruction, Jim Crow, civil rights, and present day. The site averages 3 million visitors per year from 200 +countries. with more than , community programs, interracial dialogues, and print and digital publications. ABHM's programs explore critical issues facing our community and provide a safe space for racial reconciliation and healing.