Freeman Roundhouse Museum Campaign
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Please support the Oliver Nestus Freeman Roundhouse Museum as we begin to expand our walls.
Our purpose is to perserve, promote, and present African-American history, art, and culture to all citizens of Wilson, NC and its surrounding regions. From community trailblazers to nationally known personalities, we strive to increase awareness and appreciation of the numerous contributions local people of color have made to society.
Our current building was constructed by Oliver Nestus Freeman, born in 1882 to a former slave. He was educated at the Tuskegee Normal School in Alabama and returned to Wilson, NC to build a number of houses to help alleviate the shortage of affordable housing for soldiers returning from World War II.
Our expansion plans will allow us to still showcase Freeman's unique stone three-room round house as well as offer additional exhibition space, community conference room, and resource center.
Please consider giving during our fundraising campaign.
"We have a beautiful history, and we shall create another in the future that will astonish the world." - Marcus Garvey
http://www.theroundhousemuseum.com
https://www.facebook.com/FreemanRoundhouse
Artist Rendering of Expansion
Our purpose is to perserve, promote, and present African-American history, art, and culture to all citizens of Wilson, NC and its surrounding regions. From community trailblazers to nationally known personalities, we strive to increase awareness and appreciation of the numerous contributions local people of color have made to society.
Our current building was constructed by Oliver Nestus Freeman, born in 1882 to a former slave. He was educated at the Tuskegee Normal School in Alabama and returned to Wilson, NC to build a number of houses to help alleviate the shortage of affordable housing for soldiers returning from World War II.
Our expansion plans will allow us to still showcase Freeman's unique stone three-room round house as well as offer additional exhibition space, community conference room, and resource center.
Please consider giving during our fundraising campaign.
"We have a beautiful history, and we shall create another in the future that will astonish the world." - Marcus Garvey
http://www.theroundhousemuseum.com
https://www.facebook.com/FreemanRoundhouse
Artist Rendering of Expansion
Organizer
Michelle Myers Young
Organizer
Wilson, NC
