After over 20 years of planning, our next guest’s museum officially opened to the public this June, with a mission of helping visitors learn the full story of the African American journey. Mike Switzer interviews Dr. Tonya M. Matthews, president and CEO of the International African American Museum in Charleston.
International African American Museum opens in Charleston
![A tide tribute pool outside the International African American Museum in Charleston depicts how men, women and children were stacked in the hulls of slave ships as they arrived at Gadsden's Wharf during the transatlantic slave trade. June 24, 2023](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/fb43885/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5472x3648+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fdb%2Ff8%2Fa0ac13ee4807a2144c89663d6724%2Ftidal-pool.jpg)
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South Carolina Public Radio