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From Our Executive Director

From the Executive Director

I am Terri Lee Freeman, the new Executive Director of the Museum. I am so excited about building the Museum and further establishing it as a central hub for the historical record of African Americans in Maryland and our contributions to the broader regional and national culture…

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The Lewis Museum Announces 2023 Gala Honorees

The Lewis Museum Announces 2023 Gala Honorees

The Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture (The Lewis Museum) today announced Kevin Liles – CEO, Chairman of the Board and Co-Founder of 300 Ent – will be honored with the Titan Award at Into Utopia, the museum’s 2023 Gala, on Thursday, May 11, 2023, at The North Club at M&T Bank Stadium.

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Mother of Reginald F. Lewis dies

Mother of Reginald F. Lewis dies

Carolyn Edith Cooper Fugett, wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and Matriarch to the Community at Large who had a special way of making everyone feel they were her favorite, departed this world of natural causes on February 7, 2023 at the age of 97.

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From Our Permanent Collection: The Golliwogg

From Our Permanent Collection: The Golliwogg

The stopper of this perfume bottle probably looks familiar. The black face, exaggerated red lips, and afro-style hair are very similar to minstrel show style blackface. Which was the intention. The label reads Golliwogg, which refers to a character from a series of books by Florence Upton, first written in 1895.

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