From storefront to monument [electronic resource] : tracing the public history of the Black museum movement / Andrea A. Burns.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: museums on the front lines: confronting the "Conspiracy of silence" -- "When civil rights are not enough": building the Black museum movement -- "Not in my backyard": the contested origins of the African American Museum of Philadelphia -- Confronting the "Tyranny of relevance": exhibits and the politics of representation -- "To satisfy a deadline but little else": the public debut of the African American Museum of Philadelphia -- Rocky transitions: Black museums approach a new era -- A museum for the future: the National Museum of African American History and culture -- Conclusion: the ties that bind: museums as community agents.

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