Image Source: Fernando Guerra. The International African American Museum.
Built (S5E4) Elevating History: The International African American Museum - I'AM
The new International African American Museum in Charleston, South Carolina, is raised off the ground to remind us that this land was a major port in the transatlantic slave trade. But the architects and designers of the museum want visitors to think of African American history as a continuum that goes beyond that time. Walk with us as we see and hear how their decisions made that possible.
Meet the people behind the International African American Museum episode
Image Source: Pei Cobb Freed
Image Source: Pei Cobb Freed
Image Source: Pei Cobb Freed
Image Source: Hood Design Studio
Image Source: Hood Design Studio
Photography by Sahar Coston-Hardy
Image Source: Hood Design Studio
Image Source: Hood Design Studio
Image Source: Hood Design Studio
Image Source: Hood Design Studio
Image Source: Hood Design Studio
Photography by Sahar Coston-Hardy
Photography by Sahar Coston-Hardy
Photography by Sahar Coston-Hardy
Photography by Sahar Coston-Hardy
Photography by Sahar Coston-Hardy
Photography by Sahar Coston-Hardy
Photography by Sahar Coston-Hardy
Photography by Sahar Coston-Hardy
Photography by Sahar Coston-Hardy
Photography by Sahar Coston-Hardy
Photography by Sahar Coston-Hardy
Photography by Sahar Coston-Hardy
Photography by Sahar Coston-Hardy
Our Visit to I’AM in Charleston, South Carolina
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<em>Interview and tour with Malika Pryor</em>
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<em>Steel band marks the historic edge of Gadsden's Wharf where captive Africans stepped off the ships into Charleston</em>
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<em>Major points of department from African can be read from the steel band that stands next to a memorial pool.</em>
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<em>Major points of arrivals in the Americas can be read from the steel band that stands next to a memorial pool.</em>
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<em>Displayed are the names and ages of captive African men, women and children.</em>
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<em>Displayed are the names given to captive Africans by the traders and slaveholders.</em>
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<em>Tour of I'AM</em>
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<em>Tour of I'AM</em>
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<em>Tour of I'AM</em>