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African American Historical Museum and Cultural Center of Iowa

Description

African American Historical Museum offers a fascinating overview of the history of African Americans in the United States with specific focus on Iowa. The motto of the museum is "Preserving our past to enlighten our future". Exhibits of the museum display plantation life and slavery; the Abolitionist and Anti-Slavery Movement Era; the Iowa Migration and Underground Railroad Era; Civil War and Reconstruction; Military History and Church Activity. The Africa Gallery takes visitors to West Africa, where they will pass through the "Door of No Return" and enter a slave ship and experience the "Middle Passage" from African to Iowa.

Entrance Fee

Adults: $4
Children/Youth/Students: $2.50

Operating Hours

Monday – Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Closed on Sunday.

Getting There

55 12th Av. SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Phone: (319) 862-2101
Fax: (319) 862-2105

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