African American Museum and Library at Oakland

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The African American Museum and Library at Oakland (AAMLO) is a museum and non-circulating library dedicated to preserving the history of African Americans in California. It contains an extensive archival collection of such artifacts as diaries, correspondence, photos, and periodicals. It is currently located in the Charles Greene building in Oakland, which used to house the Oakland Main Library.

The AAMLO began as a private collection in 1946, and in 1964 became the East Bay Negro Historical Society, Inc. It later changed its name to the Northern California Center for Afro-American History & Life, before being incorporated into the city of Oakland in 1994 under its current name, the African American Museum and Library at Oakland.

[edit] External references

• The AAMLO Website
• Friends of the Oakland Library page on the AAMLO
• Oakland Heritage page on the AAMLO
• A number of photographs from the AAMLO collection