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The Banneker-Douglass Museum, the official museum of African-American history and culture for the State of Maryland, is dedicated to discovering, documenting, preserving, and promoting African-American heritage for Maryland citizens and visitors. A community-led effort saved the former Mt. Moriah AME church building from demolition and transformed it into a museum dedicated on February 24, 1984. Reflecting that grassroots legacy, the museum uses a community-based approach to building collections and exhibitions and to providing tours, public programs, and other services. It is named for Benjamin Banneker (1731-1806), an early African-American pioneer of science and mathematics, and Frederick Douglass (1816-1895), the first African American to gain international prominence as a champion of the anti-slavery movement and the woman's suffrage campaign. Douglass's summer home, now the Frederick Douglass Museum and Cultural Center, is in nearby Highland Beach.
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