Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture > Exhibitions

The African Presence in the Americas
(Traveling Exhibition version)

From October 6, 2006 through December 31, 2006
Exhibition Hall
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 515 Malcolm X Boulevard, New York, NY 10037-1801 (directions)

The African Presence in the Americas originally made its debut at the Center in April 1991. Fifteen years later, the traveling exhibition version will be on display. This exhibition was designed to introduce viewers to the dynamics and dimensions of African peoples' 500-year history in the Americas. African Presence explores four broad themes--migration, work, culture, and resistance--that cut across time and geography, illuminating the commonalities and differences in background, culture, gender, and social status of these African Americans. Please join us as we welcome back, for a limited time, this wonderful exhibition.