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Madame CJ Walker Broach

This Madame CJ Walker pin was donated to National Museum of African American History and Culture during the inaugural Save Our African American Treasures program at the Harold Washington Library Center in Chicago. Mrs. Walker presented trophies such as this to the top employees in recognition of hard work and dedication in selling and marketing her company’s hair and beauty products.

Did a member of your family use Madame CJ Walker products? Add your piece of history to the museum's Memory Book.


 
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NMAAHC’s inaugural exhibition Let Your Motto Be Resistance: African American Portraits examines 150 years of American history through a stunning collection of photographs drawn from the collection of the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. It has traveled to New Orleans and Los Angeles and is open through March 1, 2009 at the Charles Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit.

Future Tour Locations:

  • Museum of African Diaspora, San Francisco: 3/21/09
  • Atlanta History Center, Atlanta: 1/30/10
  • Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Birmingham: 8/28/10
  • DuSable Museum of African American History, Chicago: 12/11/10
  • National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Cincinnati: 3/26/11

W.E.B. Du Bois, Addison Scurlock, Gelatin sliver print, 1911,
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

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Tell us your history, share a family photograph, connect with others who have an interest in African American history and culture by contributing to the museum's Memory Book.

Help to build the National Museum of African American History and Culture by making a tax deductible gift.


StoryCorps Griot Project

Listen to tales of laughter, inspiration, dignity, and family captured during our year-long collaboration with StoryCorps.


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Events and Updates

The National Museum of African American History and Culture is planning to be active during the inauguration of President Barack Obama on January 20, 2009. We’ll post information on events or programs right here. Meanwhile, view information about the museum’s site on the National Mall.

Lonnie Bunch discusses NMAAHC progress Listen as Lonnie Bunch, founding director of NMAAHC, sits down with IBM to discuss the museum's progress since its inception last year.

Road to Freedom: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1956-1968 and After 1968: Contemporary Artists and the Civil Rights Legacy - Now open through March 9, 2009 at the S. Dillon Ripley Center


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