These are just some of the spots around the U.S. to see African-American art and artifacts.
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Birmingham, Alabama Leads visitors from events of the 1960s civil rights movement to today's human rights struggles
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, Detroit, Michigan
Holds one of the largest collections dedicated to the African-American
experience
George Washington Carver Museum & Cultural Center, Austin, Texas
Features a hands-on children's exhibit on African-American scientists
and inventors
The Idaho Black History Museum, Boise, Idaho
Explores African-American contributions to the state, from pioneer times
to the present
Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey
Boasts a large African art collection, plus work by contemporary
African-American artists