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By Alex Perry, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
After closing its doors in 2008, America’s Black Holocaust Museum is showing strong signs of rebirth.
The museum, founded by lynching survivor James Cameron, went virtual in 2012 and is making progress toward a brick-and-mortar reopening at the corner of Vel R. Phillips and North avenues in Bronzeville.
On Jan. 24, officials announced the museum had received a major work of art as well as more than $1 million in funding through the Greater Milwaukee Foundation and its donors. In addition, a three-year, $120,000 grant was given to the museum from the foundation.
Sculptor Sanford Biggers and his work BAM (Seated Warrior). a gift to ABHM.
“BAM (Seated Warrior)” is the work of Sanford Biggers, a New York-based artist, and is a gift from the foundation on behalf of an anonymous donor. The piece was acquired from Sculpture Milwaukee and was on display throughout the summer of 2018. It will be permanently housed at the museum, according to a news release…
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