Posts Tagged ‘Dr. James Cameron’
Milwaukee Public Library Hosts ABHM Book Club
Join the Milwaukee Public Library and America’s Black Holocaust Museum (ABHM) as we partner to discuss Dr. James Cameron’s 1982 memoir, A Time of Terror, and showcase a collection of Dr. Cameron’s self-published writings.
Read MoreABHM Book Club: A Time of Terror
In honor of our late founder’s birthday in February, we will once again be reading and discussing Dr. James Cameron’s memoir, A Time of Terror. We will discuss this important book that is at the heart of ABHM on Thursday, February 27th at 6 PM via Zoom.
Read MoreFree Admission: Join Us in Celebrating our Founder’s Birthday & Our 2nd Year Reopened
Free admission courtesy of the Brewers Community Foundation. Join us as we honor the 110th birthday of our esteemed founder, Dr. James Cameron and the 2nd anniversary of the ABHM’s triumphant reopening, a remarkable achievement following a 14-year closure.
Read MoreABHM Book Club presents “A Time of Terror” by Dr. James Cameron
This month’s book selection is our founder, Dr. James Cameorn’s memoir, A Time of Terror: A Survivor’s Story, which we will discuss on February 22nd at 6 PM CT via Zoom.
Read MoreABHM Book Club Presents: A Time of Terror
Dr. James Cameron is the only known survivor of a lynching to write and publish a memoir about such an experience. We will discuss his memoir on February 23, 2023.
Read MoreABHM Book Club: A Time of Terror (Founder’s memoir)
ABHM’s founder, Dr. James Cameron is the only known survivor of a lynching and published a memoir about such an experience. This month’s book selection is his memoir, A Time of Terror: A Survivor’s Story.
Read MorePlease Join ABHM for Black History Month Programs!
Join ABHM each week during Black History Month for a series of FREE virtual conversations and programs to celebrate Black History as an integral part of American history. See program schedule and how to register.
Read MoreCommunity collects soil in remembrance of 1930 lynching
On the 90th anniversary of the infamous lynchings of Thomas Shipp and Abraham Smith, and the attempted lynching of James Cameron, members of the Marion (Indiana) Community Remembrance Project collected soil to be sent to the Equal Justice Initiative’s (EJI) National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama.
Read MoreABHM Announces Over $477,000 Raised to Complete Initial Development
By Nancy Ketchman, Development Consultant, Dr. James Cameron Legacy Foundation A personal challenge grant issued last winter by philanthropist and Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele helped to raise more than $477,000 for America’s Black Holocaust Museum (ABHM) at 401 W. North Avenue in Milwaukee’s Bronzeville African American Cultural and Entertainment District. At the campaign launch,…
Read MoreThe Legacy of Dr. James Cameron: Founder of America’s Black Holocaust Museum
At 16 years of age James Cameron said he escaped being lynched by divine intervention. He dedicated his life to civil rights for black people and went on to found the America’s Black Holocaust Museum.
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