The Banneker-Douglass Museum (Annapolis, Maryland)

African American Civil Rights Network

The Banneker-Douglass Museum, named for Benjamin Banneker and Frederick Douglass, is located in historic Annapolis, Maryland. The museum is dedicated to preserving Maryland's African American heritage and is the State of Maryland’s official museum of African American heritage and culture.

Dedicated on February 24, 1984, the museum is housed within the former Mount Moriah African Methodist Episcopal Church in downtown Annapolis near the state's capitol building. The church was constructed in 1874 by a congregation of free African Americans whose roots in the area went back to 1799. The Victorian-Gothic structure was included in the Annapolis Historic District in 1971 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. The Banneker-Douglass Museum focuses on a community-based approach to building collections and exhibits and in providing tours, public programs, and other services.

To learn more about the museum and its exhibits visit the National Park Service's Network to Freedom site "Take Over the Network".

The Banneker-Douglass Museum became part of the African American Civil Rights Network in 2023.

The African American Civil Rights Network recognizes the African American Civil Rights Movement in the United States and the sacrifices made by those who fought against discrimination and segregation. Created by the African American Civil Rights Act of 2017, and coordinated by the National Park Service, the Network tells the stories of the people, places, and events of the U.S. African American Civil Rights Movement through a collection of public and private resources to include properties, facilities, and programs.