International African American Museum
Nearly half of all African slaves carried to the United States passed via Gadsden's Wharf in Charleston, which will host the International African American Museum in late 2022. The new museum promises to tell never-before-told African American journey stories, as well as the history of enslaved Africans and free blacks in South Carolina's Lowcountry, and their descendants. Visitors can learn about historical figures and events dating back to the beginning of slavery, South Carolina's role in the development of the international slave trade, and the spread of African American culture and its global impact, including how African Americans have shaped politics and the ongoing fight for racial justice and equality.
A free-to-the-public African Ancestors Memorial Garden, with lush botanic gardens and artist installations, provides a place of reflection along the same shoreline where tens of thousands of captive Africans first set foot, while the museum's Center for Family History allows members of the African diaspora to trace their genealogy.
Address: 14 Wharfside St Charleston, Nam Carolina, South Carolina, United States
Website: iaamuseum.org
