Tubman African American Museum

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address:340 Walnut Street Macon, GA 31201 phone:478-743-8544 fax:478-743-9063 website:Tubman African American Museum email:

Mission Statement:
The Mission of the Tubman Museum is to educate people about African American art, history & culture.

History :
In 1981, Father Richard Keil, pastor of the Saint Peter Claver Catholic Church, made a down payment on a vacant, 8,500-square foot warehouse and former nightclub in downtown Macon. While the building itself was not an impressive structure, its purchase marked the realization of Keil’s dream of almost twenty-two years to create a museum in the South dedicated to African American history and culture.

Members of the St. Peter Claver Church congregation, high school students from Southwest, Central, and Northeast high schools in Macon, community volunteers, and other supporters donated their time, energies, and money to repair and clean the building, and in 1985 the Harriet Tubman Center for Spiritual and Cultural Awareness opened its doors to the public.