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class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1997-02</span>)</span></td></tr><tr class="adr"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data locality"><a href="/wiki/St._Louis,_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis, Missouri">St. Louis, Missouri</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system" title="Geographic coordinate system">Coordinates</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=The_Griot_Museum_of_Black_History&params=38.652890_N_90.209271_W_type:landmark"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">38°39′10″N</span> <span class="longitude">90°12′33″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">38.652890°N 90.209271°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">38.652890; -90.209271</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Wax_museum" title="Wax museum">wax museum</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founder</th><td class="infobox-data agent">Lois Conley</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">President</th><td class="infobox-data agent">Lois Conley</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">CEO</th><td class="infobox-data agent">Lois Conley</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Public transit access</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bus" title="Bus"><img alt="Bus interchange" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Bus-logo.svg/14px-Bus-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="14" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Bus-logo.svg/21px-Bus-logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Bus-logo.svg/28px-Bus-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="454" data-file-height="454" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/MetroBus_(St._Louis)" title="MetroBus (St. Louis)">MetroBus</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.thegriotmuseum.com/">www<wbr />.thegriotmuseum<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>The Griot Museum of Black History</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Wax_museum" title="Wax museum">wax museum</a> in <a href="/wiki/St._Louis,_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis, Missouri">St. Louis, Missouri</a>, founded in 1997. Originally named The Black World History Wax Museum, the organization changed its name to The Griot Museum of Black History (“The Griot”) in 2009. In some west African countries, the <a href="/wiki/Griot" title="Griot">griot</a>, is a historian, storyteller, praise singer, poet and/or musician. The griot is a repository of <a href="/wiki/Oral_tradition" title="Oral tradition">oral tradition</a> and is often seen as a societal leader who preserves and shares cultural traditions of a community. Likewise, the museum collects, preserves, and shares the stories, culture, and history of <a href="/wiki/African_American" class="mw-redirect" title="African American">Black people</a> with a focus on those with a regional connection to St. Louis.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Griot_Museum_of_Black_History&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Griot is the second African American wax museum in the country, the first being <a href="/wiki/National_Great_Blacks_In_Wax_Museum" title="National Great Blacks In Wax Museum">National Great Blacks In Wax Museum</a> in Baltimore. Founder Lois Conley was born in St. Louis and attended <a href="/wiki/Saint_Louis_University" title="Saint Louis University">Saint Louis University</a> for both her B.A. in Communications and M.A. in Education. She also completed a graduate certificate in <a href="/wiki/Museology" title="Museology">Museum Studies</a> at <a href="/wiki/University_of_Missouri%E2%80%93St._Louis" title="University of Missouri–St. Louis">University of Missouri–St. Louis</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2009, the <a href="/wiki/Missouri_Humanities_Council" title="Missouri Humanities Council">Missouri Humanities Council</a> formed the Urban Museum Collaborative with the Griot and two other St. Louis museums, <a href="/wiki/Eugene_Field_House_(St._Louis)" title="Eugene Field House (St. Louis)">Eugene Field House Museum</a> and <a href="/wiki/Campbell_House_Museum" title="Campbell House Museum">Campbell House Museum</a>, to share resources and collaborate on educational programs following a "museum without walls" model to connect museum exhibits with their surrounding urban environments.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Exhibits_and_Programs">Exhibits and Programs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Griot_Museum_of_Black_History&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Exhibits and Programs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:GriotMuseum_cake.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/GriotMuseum_cake.jpg/220px-GriotMuseum_cake.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/GriotMuseum_cake.jpg/330px-GriotMuseum_cake.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/GriotMuseum_cake.jpg/440px-GriotMuseum_cake.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption>One of the "cakes" from the St. Louis 250 anniversary installed in front of the Griot Museum of Black History.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Permanent_exhibits">Permanent exhibits</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Griot_Museum_of_Black_History&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Permanent exhibits"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Griot has numerous displays of <a href="/wiki/Wax_sculpture" title="Wax sculpture">wax sculptures</a>, art, and memorabilia. Featured historical figures include <a href="/wiki/Carter_G._Woodson" title="Carter G. Woodson">Carter G. Woodson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Josephine_Baker" title="Josephine Baker">Josephine Baker</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dred_Scott" title="Dred Scott">Dred and Harriet Scott</a>, <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Keckley" title="Elizabeth Keckley">Elizabeth Keckley</a>, <a href="/wiki/William_Wells_Brown" title="William Wells Brown">William Wells Brown</a>, <a href="/wiki/James_Milton_Turner" title="James Milton Turner">James Milton Turner</a>, <a href="/wiki/Clark_Terry" title="Clark Terry">Clark Terry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr." title="Martin Luther King Jr.">Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miles_Davis" title="Miles Davis">Miles Davis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Madam_C._J._Walker" title="Madam C. J. Walker">Madame C.J. Walker</a>, <a href="/wiki/York_(explorer)" title="York (explorer)">York</a>, <a href="/wiki/Percy_Green" title="Percy Green">Percy Green</a>, among others. Museum founder Lois Conley made many of the wax sculptures herself.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The museum features a slave cabin built on the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Wright%E2%80%93Smith_Plantation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wright–Smith Plantation (page does not exist)">Wright–Smith Plantation</a> in <a href="/wiki/Jonesburg,_Missouri" title="Jonesburg, Missouri">Jonesburg, Missouri</a>. A scale model section of a slave ship used to transport Africans to America during the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_slave_trade" title="Atlantic slave trade">Atlantic Slave Trade</a> is accompanied by a documentary film on the <a href="/wiki/Middle_Passage" title="Middle Passage">Middle Passage</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A portrayal of auctions at the <a href="/wiki/Old_Courthouse_(St._Louis)" title="Old Courthouse (St. Louis)">Old Courthouse</a> includes artifacts from the people who were enslaved at that time. Other exhibits feature famous people and important figures of St. Louis black history through music, agriculture, civic service and advocacy.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The museum hosts arts and humanities exhibits and sponsors education projects, gallery talks, and cultural celebrations.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Seasonal_exhibits_and_programs">Seasonal exhibits and programs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Griot_Museum_of_Black_History&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Seasonal exhibits and programs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>40 Acres and a Mule- An annual art show fundraiser is named after an unfilled promise to grant <a href="/wiki/Forty_acres_and_a_mule" title="Forty acres and a mule">forty acres and a mule</a> to formerly enslaved black farmers.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Eminent Domain/Displaced- The <i>Eminent Domain/Displaced</i> exhibit featured stories of the historic <a href="/wiki/Mill_Creek_Valley" title="Mill Creek Valley">Mill Creek Valley</a> and nearby sections of <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Place" title="St. Louis Place">St. Louis Place</a> demolished for the <a href="/wiki/National_Geospatial-Intelligence_Agency" title="National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency">National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency</a> site.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Black HIV/AIDS Awareness 2019- The Griot marked the 50th anniversary of the death of <a href="/wiki/Robert_Rayford" title="Robert Rayford">Robert Rayford</a>, the first known victim of <a href="/wiki/HIV/AIDS" title="HIV/AIDS">HIV/AIDS</a> in the United States. The museum hosted events around <a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Black_HIV/AIDS_Awareness_Day&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (page does not exist)">National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day</a>, February 7, encouraging community members to contribute memorabilia and providing health screenings.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Black HerStory Initiative- In 2021, the Griot received a <a href="/wiki/Monument_Lab" title="Monument Lab">Monument Lab</a> grant to honor Black women who have contributed to St. Louis cultural, social, and political history. Monuments will be constructed in honor of St. Louis natives <a href="/wiki/Pearlie_Evans" title="Pearlie Evans">Pearlie Evans</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mary_Meachum" class="mw-redirect" title="Mary Meachum">Mary Meachum</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Griot_Museum_of_Black_History&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1259569809">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid 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