Museum of African American History

Discover the Birthplace of the Boston Abolitionist Movement

At the Museum of African American History, we connect you to inspiring, authentic representations of life in the 18th and 19th centuries. Experience their heroic stories.

Explore our Nantucket campus, which features two historic sites, the African Meeting House and the Florence Higginbotham House. These buildings were at the center of a thriving nineteenth-century African American community on the island.