Audacious Freedom
A sailmaker who served in the Revolutionary War, this Philadelphian was one of the wealthiest Americans during his lifetime.
James Forten
The African American Museum in Philadelphia opened its doors in this year as part of America's bicentennial.
1976
A graduate of Hampton College, Costume Designer Ruth E. Carter was born in this New England state.
Massachusetts
This south American nation has the largest African diaspora population.
Brazil
Commemorating the day Union Troops arrived in Galveston, Texas to enforce the Declaration of Independence, Juneteenth is celebrated on this day each year.
June 19th
Enslaved by George Washington, this woman escaped the President's House at 6th and Market Street in 1769 to become a prolific writer and activist. She was never caught.
Ona Judge
Several locations were considered for the African American Museum before landing on it's current location, including a parcel of land adjacent to this church on 6th and Lombard Street.
Mother Bethel AME
Ruth Carter has worked with many directors, but she is best known for partnering with this diehard New York Knicks fan and founder of the production company 40 Acres and a Mule.
Spike Lee
Haiti
Known for songs like Children's Story and Hey Young World, his British born emcee was one of four headliners at the 2026 Juneteenth celebration at AAMP.
Slick Rick
Known as the "Father of the Underground Railroad" this abolitionist and businessman aided in the escape of dozens of people from slavery to freedom in Philadelphia. His Journal C provides detailed accounts of the escapes.
AAMP holds a collection of documents and artifacts related to the history and legacy of Black baseball, including items from this Philadelphia Negro Leagues team.
Stars
el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz, better known by this name, is the subject of a 1992 Spike Lee film whose costumes are featured in the Ruth E. Carter exhibition Afrofuturism in Costume Design.
Malcolm X
The United States is home to one of the largest African diasporas. The movement of Black people from the American South to northern cities in the decades following the Civil War is known as this
The Great Migration
A Border State throughout the Civil War, this state, which borders Pennsylvania, did not abolish slavery until the ratification of the 13th Amendment in December 1865.
Delaware
Founded in Philadelphia in 1775, this organization was originally created to provide legal support to Dinah Nevil, a Black and Indigenous enslaved woman who demanded freedom for her and her children. The organization still exists today.
The Pennsylvania Abolition Society
AAMP's plaza features two statues, including one dedicated to Crispus Attucks, widely understood to be the first person killed in this historic conflict.
The Revolutionary War
In the film Do the Right Thing, the character Radio Raheem wears gold rings on each hand in the shape of these two words.
Love / Hate
Recent scholarship argues that hockey was invented in the early 19th century by Black and indigenous people living in this Canadian province.
Nova Scotia
The Juneteenth flag includes a five-pointed star at its center, which refers to this American state.
Texas
Enslaved in Virginia, he escaped slavery in 1849 by shipping himself to Philadelphia in a wooden box.
Henry Brown
This was the original name of the African American Museum in Philadelphia.
Afro-American Historical and Cultural Museum
Originally a book by Alex Haley and a 1970s miniseries, Ruth Carter designed the costumes for this 2016 remake, which follows the life of Kunta Kinte and his descendants.
Roots
This religious movement was created in Jamaica in the 1930s and was influenced by the teachings of Pan Africanism and Marcus Garvey.
Rastafari
Foods and drinks of this color are customary features of Juneteenth celebrations.
Red