Both the dream and the museum are the work ofT’Afo Feimster, an artist, playwright and activist who co-owns The Art-House, a collection of studios and display spaces.

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In a city that has exploded with new cultural institutions, from the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art to the NASCAR Hall of Fame, Feimster’s little museum is something different, a small collection of scenes he created to illustrate black history.

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