We are taking these different components and finding the commonalities in how we process items, creating a bridge to possibility of shared learning.HCAC MUSEUM DIRECTOR
While mainstream American museums and archives disregarded and devalued African American materials, HBCU repositories collected and preserved these treasures as evidence of African American contributions integral to American identity. The HCAC Digital Archive ensures the stories—embedded in the artifacts, archives, and cultural treasures of these HBCUs—are conserved and shared, creating a bridge between their vivid pasts and dynamic futures.
Museums and archives on HBCU campuses have been forerunners in documenting, preserving, and exhibiting the histories and traditions of HBCUs. They also preserve the histories of local, regional, and national African American communities.
Our commitment to sharing the under told stories of people and communities that are historically underrepresented in digital humanities collections, contributes to broader representation in fulfillment of our mission to forge new and compelling avenues for audiences to experience the arc of living history.
Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
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Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
This website contains links to or from third-party sites that are not under the control of the Smithsonian. Click here for the Smithsonian Terms of Use regarding Third Party Websites. The appearance of external links on the Smithsonian’s websites or social media accounts does not constitute an official endorsement on behalf of the Smithsonian.
