The Dusable Black History Museum And Education Center

MUSEUM GRANTS AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE

THE DUSABLE BLACK HISTORY MUSEUM & EDUCATION CENTER WILL CREATE A DIGITAL CATALOG AND FINDING AID FOR ITS COLLECTION OF OVER 1,000 BOXES OF MATERIALS RELATED TO THE HISTORY OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT OF AFRICAN AMERICANS IN CHICAGO. FOR THE PROJECT, STAFF WILL MOVE MATERIALS OUT OF STORAGE AND REHOUSE MATERIALS IN A CLIMATE-CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT. STAFF WILL ALSO WORK WITH VOLUNTEERS, INTERNS, AND A PAID ARCHIVIST FELLOW. AN ARCHIVIST CONSULTANT WILL PROCESS AND CATALOG ARCHIVED MATERIALS AS WELL AS TRAIN STAFF ON THE MAINTENANCE OF DIGITAL SYSTEMS. AS A RESULT OF THE PROJECT, STAFF WILL HAVE INCREASED ACCESS TO THE COLLECTION FOR USE IN PROGRAMMING AND EXHIBITIONS, AS WELL AS PROVIDING INCREASED ACCESS FOR PARTNER ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS AND THE PUBLIC.

MUSEUM GRANTS AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE

DUSABLE MUSEUM JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION 2025 [FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS, THE DUSABLE HAS HOSTED THE CITY?S LARGEST-GROWING JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION. THIS PAST YEAR WE HOSTED A RECORD-BREAKING 10,000 ATTENDEES THROUGHOUT THE DAY-LONG EVENT. AS ALWAYS, OUR 2025 CELEBRATION WILL REMAIN FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC WITH SPECIAL ACCESSIBILITY CONSIDERATIONS IN MIND. OUR JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION IS JUST ONE WAY WE STRIVE TO MAKE BLACK HISTORY AND EDUCATIONAL METHODS MORE ATTRACTIVE AND ACCESSIBLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ORDER TO GAIN MORE SUSTAINABLE INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT.]

CHICAGO'S DUSABLE MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY WILL DEVELOP AND PRESENT THE EXPLORATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS PROJECT WITH AN OVERALL GOAL TO EXPOSE YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY TO THE OPPORTUNITIES AND BENEFITS OF STEM EDUCATION. PROJECT COMPONENTS WILL INCLUDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, LECTURES, AND AN HISTORICAL EXHIBITION REVOLVING AROUND AFRICAN AMERICAN CONTRIBUTIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS WITHIN THE WORLD OF MEDICINE. A FOCAL POINT OF THE EXHIBITION WILL BE THE WORK OF DR. DANIEL HALE WILLIAMS, THE FOUNDER OF CHICAGO'S PROVIDENT HOSPITAL, THE FIRST NON-SEGREGATED HOSPITAL IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE FIRST GENERAL SURGEON TO PERFORM A DOCUMENTED AND SUCCESSFUL PERICARDIUM SURGICAL PROCEDURE TO REPAIR A WOUND. THE PROJECT'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING WILL ALSO EXPLORE THE WAYS IN WHICH OTHER AFRICAN AMERICAN DOCTORS BROKE DOWN RACIAL BARRIERS WITHIN THE FIELD OF MEDICINE.