The Tangipahoa African American Heritage Museum & Veterans Archives is a museum on Phoenix Square in
Hammond, Louisiana
Hammond is the largest city in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States, located east of Baton Rouge and northwest of New Orleans. Its population was 20,019 in the 2010 U.S. census, and 21,359 at the 2020 population estimates program. Ham ...
.
There are three main buildings. The north building has a dinner theater and storage. The middle building contains the main displays of African American heritage. The south building offers a spacious banquet hall together with multi-purpose conference facilities. The Museum is one of 26 sites on the
Louisiana African American Heritage Trail
Louisiana African American Heritage Trail (french: Sentier de l'héritage afro-américain de la Louisiane) is a cultural heritage trail with 38 sites designated by the state of Louisiana, from New Orleans along the Mississippi River to Baton Rouge ...
, as cited by ''USA Today''.
The Museum originated in the 1980s and has incrementally expanded in both displays and community services. A special arena of concentration in the Museum is its collection of data and exhibits on African American
veterans
A veteran () is a person who has significant experience (and is usually adept and esteemed) and expertise in a particular occupation or field. A military veteran is a person who is no longer serving in a military.
A military veteran that has ...
of military service. The Museum has a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with
Southeastern Louisiana University
Southeastern Louisiana University (Southeastern) is a public university in Hammond, Louisiana. It was founded in 1925 by Linus A. Sims as Hammond Junior College. Sims succeeded in getting the campus moved to north Hammond in 1928, when it becam ...
.
Cooperative Endeavor Agreement
between the Museum and Southeastern Louisiana University (accessed 2010 January 16).
See also
*List of museums focused on African Americans
This is a list of museums in the United States whose primary focus is on African American culture and history. Such museums are commonly known as African American museums. According to scholar Raymond Doswell, an African American museum is "an i ...
References
External links
Tangipahoa African American Heritage Museum
- official site
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African-American museums in Louisiana
Buffalo Soldiers
History museums in Louisiana
Louisiana African American Heritage Trail
Military and war museums in Louisiana
Museums in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
Hammond, Louisiana
Tourist attractions in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana