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The International African American Museum will be OPEN on Monday, May 26, 2025 during Memorial Day.

Programs & Events

IAAM Volunterrs & Staff at IIAM HIstory event on James Island 2022

IAAM History at Gethsemani Community Center

Saturday September 21, 2024
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
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Picture of Joshua Rothman and the front cover of his book "The Ledger & The Chain: How Domestic Slave Traders Shaped America"

Book Talk – The Ledger & The Chain: How Domestic Slave Traders Shaped America with Joshua Rothman

Saturday September 21, 2024
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Picture of the Garden Level at the IAAM

IAAM History Free Document Scanning Day at The International American Museum

Monday October 14, 2024
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
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the 10 Million Names project logo

The 10 Million Names Project with Lindsay Fulton

Saturday October 19, 2024
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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CFH Podcast: The Importance of Knowing Your Ancestry and Ancestors

Saturday November 16, 2024
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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The Black Loyalist Museum & Society | Podcast

Saturday December 21, 2024
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
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Center for Family History's purpose-built Story Booth recording studio

The Role of African American Museums and Centers in Preserving Black Stories | Podcast

Saturday January 18, 2025
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
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An example of Black Freedmen's papers filed in a local courthouse

The Significance of Free People of Color in Genealogy | Podcast

Saturday February 1, 2025
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
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Arrival of the First Africans in English America (Documentary)

Saturday February 1, 2025
5:30 pm
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Manumission papers

Genealogical Challenges and Strategies for Researching Free People of Color | Podcast

Saturday February 8, 2025
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
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The Libert Hill An Unpolished Jewel documentary is sold out

Liberty Hill: An Unpolished Jewel (Documentary Premiere)

Saturday February 8, 2025
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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Olaudah Equiano. The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African. Norwich: The Author, 1794. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress. Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-54026 (2–1) https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b01988

Empowering Descendants of Free People of Color

Saturday February 15, 2025
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
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