November 15, 2004

Exhibit rises from its roots

Wayne State University professor of Africana studies, Melba Boyd, is a consulting historian for a core exhibit at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. The show will unveil its $12 million multimedia to the public on Nov. 30. The slave ship is a key element in the exhibit, called \"And Still We Rise: Our Journey Through African American History.\" The exhibit has been in the works for two years and under construction for eight months and is presented in 22 galleries. The museum expanded the core exhibit space to 22,000 square feet from 16,000 and it delivers its message with artifacts, murals and tableaux containing more than 100 body casts.

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