Howard County Center of African American Culture explained

Howard County Center of African American Culture
Coordinates:39.2222°N -76.855°W
Area:5434 Vantage Point Road

The Howard County Center of African American Culture is located in Columbia, Maryland. The museum host exhibitions and event about African American history.[1]

History

The museum was founded by Wylene and Olger Burch in 1987.[2] The museum was first housed in the Howard County Community College, it was relocated to the Howard County Historical Society building in Ellicott City, then the Columbia branch of the Howard County Public Library.[3] The Rouse Company and developer Donald Mannekin provided temporary space for the facility. The museum is currently housed in an outbuilding next to the Oakland Manor slave plantation house.[4]

Website

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Museums Howard County. 19 Dec 2014. Maryland State Archives. Maryland Manual On-Line.
  2. News: Thanks to Burch's efforts, African American culture lives on in Howard County. The Baltimore Sun. September 7, 2012. March 11, 2021.
  3. Book: Suburban Alchemy: 1960s New Towns and the Transformation of the American Dream. Nicholas Dagen Bloom. 206.
  4. Book: New City Upon a Hill. Joseph Rocco Mitchell,David L. Stebenne. 136.