{"id":11468,"date":"2022-01-29T23:59:32","date_gmt":"2022-01-29T23:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/media-archive.blackartinamerica.com\/?p=11468"},"modified":"2022-01-30T00:03:22","modified_gmt":"2022-01-30T00:03:22","slug":"the-dusable-museum-of-african-american-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earthexhibitions.org\/media-archive\/?p=11468","title":{"rendered":"The DuSable Museum of African American History"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

The DuSable Museum of African American History<\/h2>\r\n
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One of BAIA Foundation’s 2022 initiatives is instituting\u00a0marketing assistance for African American Museums and Cultural Centers.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

The DuSable Museum of African American History was founded more than 60 years ago, in February 1961, by husband and wife team, Dr. Margaret Taylor Burroughs and Charles Burroughs, on the ground floor of their home. Originally named the Ebony Museum of Negro History and Art, the Burroughs wanted to do pretty much what we’re doing here at BAIA\u2013educate the public about Black history, culture, and art.<\/p>\r\n

One of our favorite quotes here at BAIA is by Dr. Margaret, which asks “What will your legacy be?” She passed in 2010 and left a remarkable legacy that’s still making a difference for Black artists, for Black girls and women, and for Black people in general.<\/p>\r\n

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Margaret Taylor Burroughs (American, 1973), Woman, 2006. Acrylic on canvas with cowrie shells. From
the DuSable Museum of African American History collection. Dimensions are 32 1\/4 height x 48 1\/2 inches wide.<\/p><\/div>\r\n

With a few dedicated colleagues and a dream, the artist\/educator\/writer\/activist Margaret Taylor Burroughs established the first independent museum celebrating Black culture in this country. The first! The Ebony Museum of Negro History and Art was inaugurated that very year in the Burroughs\u2019 home on Chicago\u2019s iconic South Side. Burroughs was proud that the Museum was \u201cthe only one that grew out of the indigenous Black community.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

At its 60th anniversary, the Museum\u2014since named to honor Jean-Baptiste Pointe DuSable, the Haitian-born founder of Chicago\u2014has welcomed millions of visitors to its home in Chicago\u2019s historic Washington Park to experience exhibitions that impacted their city, their state, and the entire nation. Here are some of the current exhibitions:<\/p>\r\n