Virtual Tour

Outside

Tuskegee Plane Enter the Museum to experience Endless Possibilities! Kente

Africa

Egungun mask, Yoruba people of Nigeria Butterfly mask, Nuna people of Burkina Faso Diverse Africa

Slave Ship

Door of No Return Aboard the Slave Ship Destinations of the Slave Trade

Slavery to the Civil War

Civil Rights in Dubuque The Underground Railroad Iowa’s Black Civil War Regiment

Reconstruction and the Great Migration

African Americans in Congress Artifacts from Buxton, Iowa The Great Migration

Schoolhouse

Integrating Iowa’s Schools George Washington Carver Black Teachers for Iowa

Military

Fort Des Moines Training Camp Iowa’s Tuskegee Airmen Black Women Soldiers

Sports

Iowa State’s Hero, Jack Trice 'Superman' in the Negro Leagues A Golf Champion

Lunch Counter

How to Stage a Sit-In The Rosa Parks of Iowa

Civil Rights and Oral Histories

Adult Voices, Children’s Eyes Visit our Oral Histories Collection Demanding Non-Discrimination Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Podium

A President’s Signature Endless Possibilities See What's New

Previous Exhibits

Doorways: A History of African Americans in Iowa – This virtual exhibit is based on the Museum’s original permanent exhibit which was lost in the flood of 2008.

No Roads Lead to Buxton

Forgotten History: African Americans in Lee County, Iowa – This exhibit is based on the AAMI’s current temporary exhibit.

Iowa Roots, Global Impact: The Life and Legacy of George Washington Carver – This virtual exhibit was created by students from Cornell College. The actual exhibit was lost in the flood of 2008. (Special thanks to Professor Catherine Stewart)

Unsung Heroines – This exhibit is based on a portion of the former permanent exhibit.

It’s More Than Just a Game: African American Sports in Iowa