Embracing Diveristy through Cultural Education The African
American Heritage Museum Of Southern New Jersey brings to life
the African American experience of the 20th Century as it
documents the struggle of one group of Americans to carve their
own place in the wider cultural landscape. With a permanent home
in the heart of Southern New Jersey, and a traveling museum with
access to over 3,000 historical and cultural artifacts, the
museum offers a unique opportunity to open a window to the
mindset of successive generations of African Americans and
provides an understanding to its cultural evolution. Bridging
the Gaps in Our Collective American Experience The African
American Heritage Museum boasts an impressive collection of
items, including graphics, drawings, paintings, advertisements,
household and decorative items, all depicting blacks in a
historical context. In a decade-by-decade account, from Aunt
Jemima to Tiger Woods, the museum provides a visual and visceral
understanding of how the African American c