WASHINGTON, DC – “With much generous support from the Mayor and Council of the District of Columbia and hard work by the staff and volunteers, it is finally finished, a great new 5,000 sq. ft. African American Civil War Museum at 1925 Vermont Avenue, N.W in Washington, DC.” said Dr. Frank Smith, Founder/Director.

2011 ushered in the beginning of a four-year celebration as America remembers the 150th Anniversary of the American Civil War and the 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Movement. The 3-Day Celebration theme is “Civil War to Civil Rights, Pathway to Racial Healing.”