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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?
Map of the world showing which countries that traffic in humans to the U.S.; map shows how individual countries comply with anti-trafficking laws. The Kansas City Star 2009<p> With BC-TRAFFICKING:KC, Kansas City Star by Mark Morris<p> 02000000; 08000000; 09000000; CLJ; HUM; krtcrime crime; krtfeatures features; krthumaninterest human interest; krtlabor labor; krtnational national; krtworld world; LAB; krt; mctgraphic; 02001000; 02001007; 02011000; CRI; international law; kidnapping kidnaping kidnap; krtlaw law; 04018000; FIN; ODD; african american african-american black; hispanic; krtdiversity diversity; woman women; youth; eames; human; map; morris; prostitution; slave; slavery; smuggle; smuggled; smuggling; trafficking; victim; kc contributed; 2009; krt2009
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
Shackles from Slave Ship Henrietta Marie
Kidnapped: The Middle Passage

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Hours of Operation

Sunday - Monday
Closed
Tuesday - Thursday
Friday - Saturday

 

* For the safety of our guests and staff members, ABHM requests that you please reschedule your visit if you are not feeling well. Face mask wearing is optional.

Location

401 W North Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53212 


*Please be aware that parking is limited to street parking around the museum

Tickets

Adults 18 and up
$7.00
$7.00
Children ages 3-17
$5.00
$5.00
Children under 3 years of age
Free
Free

*Discounts available for first responders, military and AAA

Tours:

  • Self-guided: regular ticket price
  • Guided by Griot (docent): $10/person
    (You must have 10 or more in your group.)
  • Discounted Griot Tours (every Wednesday through June 18, 2025): $7/person
    (You must have 10 or more in your group.)

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Head Griot (docent) Reggie Jackson helps visitors expand their knowledge and understanding of the long history of Black American achievement. (Dr. Fran Kaplan, ABHM)
Head Griot (docent) Reggie Jackson helps visitors expand their knowledge and understanding of the long history of Black American achievement. (Dr. Fran Kaplan, ABHM)
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Middle Passage Exhibit: The Door of No Return (Jarvis Lawson, MKE Magazine)