The Howard County Center of African American Culture is located in
Columbia, Maryland
Columbia is a census-designated place in Howard County, Maryland. It is one of the principal communities of the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area. It is a planned community consisting of 10 self-contained villages.
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. The museum host exhibitions and event about African American history.
History
The museum was founded by Wylene and Olger Burch in 1987. The museum was first housed in the
Howard County Community College, it was relocated to the Howard County Historical Society building in Ellicott City, then the Columbia branch of the
Howard County Public Library
Howard County Library System (HCLS), established in 1940, is a public library system located in central Maryland. HCLS delivers equal opportunity in education to students of all ages in Howard County, Maryland.
Special collections
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Rouse Company
The Rouse Company, founded by Hunter Moss and James W. Rouse in 1939, was a publicly held shopping mall and community developer from 1956 until 2004, when General Growth Properties (GGP) purchased the company.
Beginnings - Moss-Rouse Company
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and developer Donald Mannekin provided temporary space for the facility. The museum is currently housed in an outbuilding next to the
Oakland Manor slave plantation house.
Website
Official website
References
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Columbia, Maryland
History museums in Maryland
African-American museums in Maryland
African-American history of Howard County, Maryland