Founding of DuSable Museum

Date: February 16, 1961 • Location: Hyde Park, United States

The DuSable Museum, the first museum dedicated to the study and conservation of African American history, culture, and art, was chartered.

The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center, formerly the DuSable Museum of African American History, is a museum in Chicago, Illinois, United States, dedicated to the study and conservation of African-American history, culture, and art.