African American Civil War Museum

Washington, Washington DC, 20001

Last updated on August 14, 2024

Grant awarded by

Library of Congress

Region

East

Organization Type

Non-profit Organization

Congressional District(s)

Fiscal Year Of First Grant

FY 2012 [10/01/11 - 09/30/12]

Contributing Organization(s)

Organization description

The African American Civil War Museum has a mission to correct the great wrong that ignored the role that soldiers of the United States Colored Troops played in keeping America united and ending slavery in the United States. The Museum led the effort to build a memorial dedicated to the United States Colored Troops. The memorial list the names of those 209,145 soldiers and is today managed by the National Park Service.

Project description

The Museum is working to build an educational app that will allow for learners to have a primary source interactive experience in exploring our exhibits.

TPS project focus

Apps/Online Interactives/Games

Content focus

Civil Rights
Civil War

Audience

Classroom teachers
Curriculum coordinators
Homeschoolers
Students

Level(s)

3 - 5
6 - 8
9 - 12
Adult learning
Undergraduate
Graduate

Population focus

African Americans