Howard County Center of African American Culture

Howard County Center of African American Culture
Howard County Center of African American Culture
Nearest city Columbia, Maryland
Coordinates 39°13′20″N 76°51′18″W / 39.22222°N 76.85500°W / 39.22222; -76.85500Coordinates: 39°13′20″N 76°51′18″W / 39.22222°N 76.85500°W / 39.22222; -76.85500
Area 5434 Vantage Point Road
Location of Howard County Center of African American Culture in Maryland

The Howard County Center of African American Culture is located in Columbia, Maryland. The museum host exhibitions and event about African American history.[1]

History

The museum was founded by Wylene and Olger Burch in 1981. The museum was first housed in the Howard County Community College, it was relocated to the Howard County Historical Society building in Ellicott City, then the Columbia branch of the Howard County Public Library.[2] The Rouse Company and developer Donald Mannekin provided temporary space for the facility. The museum is currently housed in an outbuilding next to the Oakland Manor slave plantation house.[3]

Website

References

  1. ↑ "Museums Howard County". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. Retrieved 19 Dec 2014.
  2. ↑ Nicholas Dagen Bloom. Suburban Alchemy: 1960s New Towns and the Transformation of the American Dream. p. 206.
  3. ↑ Joseph Rocco Mitchell,David L. Stebenne. New City Upon a Hill. p. 136.
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