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Historic Contributions of African-Americans Black History Resources Association of African American Museums www.blackmuseums.org ALABAMA Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Birmingham www.bcri.org CALIFORNIA African American Museum and Library at Oakland, Oakland www.oaklandlibrary.org/AAMLO California African American Museum, Los Angeles www.caam.ca.gov San Francisco African American Historical and Cultural Society, San Francisco http://fortmason.org/visualarts/index.shtml COLORADO Black American West Museum, Denver www.blackamericanwestmuseum.com DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Anacostia Community Museum http://anacostia.si.edu Gallery of Art, Howard University www.howard.edu/CollegeFineArts/gallery_final/ galleryofart.html National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution http://africa.si.edu FLORIDA African-American Research Library and Cultural Center, Fort Lauderdale www.broward.org/library/aarlcc.htm Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum, St. Petersburg www.woodsonmuseum.org Black Archives Research Center and Museum, Tallahassee www.taltrust.org/blkarchv.htm GEORGIA Morgan County African American Museum, Madison www.mcaam.org Tubman African American Museum, Macon www.tubmanmuseum.com IDAHO Idaho Black History Museum, Boise www.ibhm.org ILLINOIS A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum Gallery, Chicago www.aphiliprandolphmuseum.com DuSable Museum of African American History www.dusablemuseum.org INDIANA Crispus Attucks Museum, Indianapolis www.crispusattucksmuseum.ips.k12.in.us KENTUCKY Kentucky Derby Museum, Louisville www.derbymuseum.org Recognizing the There are many local and regional museums across the country dedicated to black history. Visit one near you during February and throughout the year. I n late January 2006, on the eve of Black History Month, the Smithsonian Institution’s board of regents selected the site for its newest museum. The National Museum of African American History and Culture was established as an act of Congress in 2003. When it opens in 2015, it will be the fulfillment of a dream that began with black Civil War veterans, former slaves, and their children to have a national museum to honor black contributions to America. In 1915 the Civil War veterans and their supporters marched in Washington, D.C. to express this demand, and in 1929 the first legislation was passed to authorize it. The museum will be constructed on the National Mall. In November 2007 a team of architectural and design firms was chosen to conduct an 18-month study of the various needs and considerations for the museum. By spring 2009 the architect should be selected. While it will be a few more years before the national museum is open, there are many local and regional museums across the country dedicated to black history. Visit one near you, or during your travels, during Black History Month, and perhaps more importantly, throughout the year. The following list is not intended to be a comprehensive record of all African-American museums. — Editors The Tubman African American Museum is located in Macon, Ga. 46 SWE WINTER 2008 http://www.blackmuseums.org http://www.bcri.org http://www.oaklandlibrary.org/AAMLO http://www.caam.ca.gov http://fortmason.org/visualarts/index.shtml http://www.blackamericanwestmuseum.com http://anacostia.si.edu http://www.howard.edu/CollegeFineArts/gallery_final/galleryofart.html http://africa.si.edu http://www.broward.org/library/aarlcc.htm http://www.woodsonmuseum.org http://www.taltrust.org/blkarchv.htm http://www.mcaam.org http://www.tubmanmuseum.com http://www.ibhm.org http://www.aphiliprandolphmuseum.com http://www.dusablemuseum.org http://www.crispusattucksmuseum.ips.k12.in.us http://www.derbymuseum.org

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SWE - Winter 2008 Heritage Club President’s Note View from the Executive Suite Editor’s Page Readers’ Forum EWeek 2008 New Faces of Engineering The Leaky Science and Engineering Pipeline Why Do Women Leave the Engineering Work Force? A Greener America = New Growth Fields for Engineers The Off-On Ramp Revolution Recognizing the Historic Contributions of African-Americans Membership Information & Calendar A&B Women in Tune with Technology: SWE 2007 Conference Overview Keynote Address Achievement Award Region, Section, and Collegiate Awards SME Bowl and SWE Anniversaries Engineering World: Point of View: Why I Blog Career Toolbox Book Review SWE Smiles Opportunity Index SWE Scrapbook

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