African-American Museum — Attraction in Galveston

If you're looking for a little history lesson from someone who was raised in Galveston and has strong family ties back to the late 1800s, then this small little house museum and Mr. Clarence Josey is the place to be.

Galveston has a rich Black history and story that is becoming lost as we leave it up to one family to preserve its story.

If you're in the area, stop by, take a look around, listen to the history, leave a small token of your appreciation for the hard work that this family is sweating their life and blood for.

Maybe one day, the city, or an organization will fund a way to fund their efforts and turn this place into a...

The history of African Americans must be preserved and protected. This museum is dilapidated, unkept and the building is decaying getting ready to fall down or something. I wanted to learn about some few historic lessons on my trip to Galveston TX after paying a visit to the Moody Mansion which was built in 1894 and still in immaculate condition. I had an encounter with the Nieghbour who seem to have a (Karen) type of attitude towards me while taking a few pictures of the museum. My recommendation to the city of Galveston is to put some funding in place for...

Went there twice during business hours and it was closed. Called them the first time and they claim they will open in 15 minutes but we went to another event and came back in a couple of hours but still closed. Note this was MLK weekend but if you are going to have special hours or closing for MLK Saturday then post...