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Howard County Center of African American Culture 
Summary
The Howard County Center of African American Culture is located in Columbia, Maryland. The museum host exhibitions and event about African American history.[1]
| Howard County Center of African American Culture | |
|---|---|
 Howard County Center of African American Culture | |
| Nearest city | Columbia, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39°13′20″N 76°51′18″W / 39.22222°N 76.85500°W |
| Area | 5434 Vantage Point Road |
  Location of Howard County Center of African American Culture in Maryland | |
History edit
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 edit
- Official website
References edit
- ^ "Museums Howard County". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. Retrieved 19 Dec 2014.
- ^ "Thanks to Burch's efforts, African American culture lives on in Howard County". The Baltimore Sun. September 7, 2012. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- ^ Nicholas Dagen Bloom. Suburban Alchemy: 1960s New Towns and the Transformation of the American Dream. p. 206.
- ^ Joseph Rocco Mitchell,David L. Stebenne. New City Upon a Hill. p. 136.