A historic Wilmington landmark awaiting its next chapter as Delaware's home for African American heritage.
Step inside our digital galleries. Listen to voices from our community, watch stories unfold, and read the words that shape Delaware's Black history.
Welcome to the African American Heritage Institute. Our mission is to establish and operate an institution primarily responsible for the research, recordation, preservation, celebration and education for students and the general public about African American history and heritage in the City of Wilmington and more broadly, New Castle County and the State of Delaware.
We deepen your understanding of contributions by Delawareans you may already know, and introduce you to lesser-known persons who have made significant contributions in law, medicine, business, education, politics, sports, and culture.
Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for.
The time is always right to do what is right.
If there is no struggle, there is no progress.
I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise. I rise. I rise.
The long-vacant buildings on Wilmington's East Side will be preserved by the community-based group to commemorate and present African American history and heritage.
For over 20 years, the Delaware Juneteenth Association has run the Miss Juneteenth Pageant — a celebration of heritage, leadership, and community.
The James H. Sills, Jr. statue was unveiled and dedicated on April 30, 2022, at South Park Drive and North Market Street in Wilmington.
Every gift preserves a story, restores a landmark, and inspires tomorrow's leaders. Join us as we transform 1039 & 1043 Clifford Brown Walk into a place of memory and learning.
