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Joshua Glover Plaque
Some Exhibits to Come – Three Centuries Of Enslavement
Harriet Tubman, "The Conductor," with fugitive slaves in Underground Railroad station
Bibliography – Three Centuries of Enslavement
Slave Auction Poster
A 1859 Slave Auction in Savannah, as Reported by the New York Tribune
slaves in cotton field
How Slavery Became the Law of the Land “For Blacks Only”
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Frederick Douglass: “The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro”
The Scourged Back: This slave named Gordon ran for 80 miles to join the Union Forces in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in March 1863. This famous photo of the welts on his badly "scourged back" was taken while he was being fitted for a uniform.
The Scourged Back: How Runaway Slave and Soldier Private Gordon Changed History
"Contrabands": During the Civil War, thousands of slaves escaped their owners in the South by getting to Union Army camps. Thus freed, many continued on to settle in the North.
The Freedmen of Wisconsin
This woodcut, published in 1831 with a story about the Southampton Rebellion, was titled "Horrific Massacre in Virginia."
Nat Turner’s Rebellion: Horrific or Heroic?
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Traces of the Trade: The North’s Complicity in Slavery
A man stands in front of the Djingareyber mosque on February 4, 2016 in Timbuktu, central Mali. Mali's fabled city of Timbuktu on February 4 celebrated the recovery of its historic mausoleums, destroyed during an Islamist takeover of northern Mali in 2012 and rebuilt thanks to UN cultural agency UNESCO. TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY SEBASTIEN RIEUSSEC / AFP / SÉBASTIEN RIEUSSEC
African Peoples Before Captivity

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Our organizational partners, collaborators, sponsors and supporters include businesses, advocacy groups, service groups, religious congregations, young professionals, fraternities and sororities, sports franchises, foundations, government officials, and individual donors. This is a partial list:

  • 371 Productions
  • Ace Worldwide
  • ACLU of Wisconsin
  • Alliance for Strong Families and Communities
  • Alverno College
  • Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield
  • Arts@Large
  • Associated Bank
  • Bader Philanthropies
  • Bev and Erv Colton Trust
  • Capuchin Community Services
  • Cardinal Stritch University
  • Central United Methodist Church
  • Centro Hispano Milwaukee
  • Coming Together Racine
  • Creative Alliance Milwaukee
  • DigiCopy
  • First Unitarian Society of Milwaukee
  • Flux Design
  • Greater Milwaukee Foundation
  • Hawks Quindel Law S.C.
  • International Coalition of Sites of Conscience
  • Jeffers & Co.
  • Law Office of Arthur Heitzer
  • LISC Milwaukee
  • Marquette University Offices of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement
  • Marquette University Volunteer Legal Clinic
  • Maures Development Group
  • Mequon-Milwaukee Rotary Afterhours Club
  • MillerCoors
  • Milwaukee Bucks
  • Milwaukee Film
  • Milwaukee Public Library
  • Milwaukee Public Museum
  • Milwaukee Turners
  • Milwaukee Urban League
  • Nurturing Diversity Partners
  • Rid Racism Milwaukee
  • Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)
  • Sigma Gamma Rho of Milwaukee
  • Spirit of Truth World Ministries
  • St. James Church
  • St John’s on the Lake
  • The Alternative
  • University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Cultures & Communities Program
  • University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Helen Bader School of Social Welfare
  • University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Masters Program in Sustainable Peacebuilding
  • University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Museum Studies Certificate Program
  • Wisconsin Black Historical Society
  • Wisconsin Coalition to Normalize Relations with Cuba
  • Wisconsin Humanities Council
  • YWCA of Southeast Wisconsin
US Rep. Gwen Moore in a an ABHM-produced video speaking to the importance of republishing Dr. Cameron's historic memoir, A Time of Terror.

The Honorable Gwen Moore, Congresswoman representing Wisconsin’s 4th District, and other local, state, and national elected officials have consistently demonstrated their support for the Legacy Foundation and its programs, including America’s Black Holocaust Museum.

New organizations and individuals join the ranks of our supporters daily. We look forward to welcoming you to the America’s Black Holocaust Museum family. Thank you for your commitment to ABHM’s mission.

If you wish to join our supporters, you can:

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Dr. James Cameron Legacy Foundation
c/o Anick & Associates
11933 W. Burleigh Street, Suite 300
Wauwatosa WI 53222

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To make a MAJOR GIFT or schedule a VISIT with a CAMPAIGN TEAM MEMBER, contact:
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*ABHM’s new facility is operated by the Dr. James Cameron Legacy Foundation Inc., a 501(c)3 charitable organization. Unrestricted gifts are accepted at all levels and are tax-deductible.