Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History

The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History is the world's largest institution dedicated to the African American experience.  The museum houses over 30,000 artifacts and has seven exhibition areas devoted to African Americans and their stories.  It is located in the heart of Midtown's Detroit Cultural Center, right next to the Science Center and a block from the DIA.  It was founded in 1965 by obstetrician Dr. Charles Wright and is 125,000 square feet.

I have never been inside the museum, but I heard that there is a form of a slave ship with slave owners making trading deals to sell the slaves and other things from that time period.  My grandparents visited the museum before and said that it is really well done and moving.  I drive past this museum many times when I go visit my brother at his apartment in Detroit.  I love the architecture of this building with the dome made almost entirely of glass, the ringed columns, and the bronze front doors.  It is really unique and intriguing.  I hope to visit it in the future and learn about the history of America.