Craig Melvin discovers family history at International African American Museum

The new International African American Museum is set to open its doors in Charleston, South Carolina, and give visitors of any background the opportunity to discover parts of their histories. TODAY’s Craig Melvin got an exclusive first look and shares what he found out about his own family.
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  • @stushShulamite
    @stushShulamite11 ай бұрын

    I’m Canadian & I want to visit this museum too! Bravo to everyone involved! 👏🏾🇨🇦

  • @joannpreston2999
    @joannpreston299911 ай бұрын

    I would love to visit this museum. A trip I am going to make happen before I leave this earth! Thank You So Much For Sharing! ❤❤

  • @estellawest2791

    @estellawest2791

    11 ай бұрын

    Me too!

  • @NoName-oe4gm
    @NoName-oe4gm11 ай бұрын

    My Family Reunion is next year South Carolina. I’m Definitely going to visit!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 Thanks 😉

  • @taylorsmall2280
    @taylorsmall228011 ай бұрын

    Wonderful educational content, well done❤

  • @kathytappero7179
    @kathytappero717911 ай бұрын

    So painful. So important.

  • @r0991b
    @r0991b11 ай бұрын

    I wish this had been opened when I visited Charleston for the first time last year, but now gives me a great reason to revisit!

  • @YesItsMeGuys68
    @YesItsMeGuys6811 ай бұрын

    beautiful and so long overdue ... bravo !

  • @margaritacanincia1906
    @margaritacanincia190611 ай бұрын

    Wow! A must see for all American citizens along with the Museum on the mall in Washington DC.

  • @emmanymatthew2539
    @emmanymatthew253911 ай бұрын

    How I wished this had been opened when I lived in South Carolina. Not to worry, SC here I come for 2-4weeks vacation in August…

  • @roslynhines7725
    @roslynhines772511 ай бұрын

    WOW…..a must visit for me

  • @Soul.in.the.garden
    @Soul.in.the.garden11 ай бұрын

    I am from Southern California and don’t have rich historical museums like this. I would like to visit this museum.

  • @a_ya_la

    @a_ya_la

    11 ай бұрын

    Northern states have a lot of museums about history and African Americans and Dallas Texas as a nice African American museums

  • @socal7280

    @socal7280

    10 ай бұрын

    I know I was so disappointed in the museums when I lived in CA!

  • @lissarodrigues8950
    @lissarodrigues895011 ай бұрын

    African American should be recognized for the construction of America 🇺🇸 from the beginning and not ignore and mistreat them. Why don't unite and tell the truth about it. It's beautiful 😍 how things come to light that was done in secret. I'm an African from Cape island 🏝. I know my ancestors were sent to the island without their will but I stayed in Africa but for those decendents of slave here in America they deserve a recognition. ❤🎉😊. Thank you for working hard to help build this country 🙏 💪 👏 🙌.

  • @laman8914
    @laman891411 ай бұрын

    Mr. Craig has a perfect voice to present and tell stuff.

  • @SheniceSays214

    @SheniceSays214

    11 ай бұрын

    He certainly does.

  • @nitamckeethen6986
    @nitamckeethen698611 ай бұрын

    Powerful! Thank you!

  • @socal7280
    @socal728010 ай бұрын

    I def. wanna visit Charleston just to go to this museum!

  • @slimtrain
    @slimtrain11 ай бұрын

    A huge amount of my family comes from Charleston SC. I have really rich family history there.

  • @vada7259
    @vada725911 ай бұрын

    Great to see this & wonderful that there's a genealogy component

  • @RaiRaiBrown
    @RaiRaiBrown11 ай бұрын

    Blessings to Al Rocker, I hope his health is improving, hes been through alot.

  • @a.l.8922

    @a.l.8922

    11 ай бұрын

    I believe Mr Roker passed away recently.

  • @deecal1021

    @deecal1021

    10 ай бұрын

    @@a.l.8922Al Roker is alive.

  • @Angela-pi6zc
    @Angela-pi6zc11 ай бұрын

    Thank you for the report!

  • @BestFitSquareChannel
    @BestFitSquareChannel11 ай бұрын

    Wonderful!!! Best wishes...

  • @safeatthird6060
    @safeatthird606011 ай бұрын

    Alright now. Amazing.....................

  • @1956gaba
    @1956gaba11 ай бұрын

    Awesome! Can’t wait to get there! 👊🏽

  • @ckveraa8
    @ckveraa811 ай бұрын

    WOW!!!!!!!!

  • @sonyabolden9652
    @sonyabolden965211 ай бұрын

    Cant wait to visit. We live abt 4hrs from Charleston

  • @globlunity907
    @globlunity90710 ай бұрын

    Thanks,

  • @mariacrouch7109
    @mariacrouch710911 ай бұрын

    We need one of these in londone on this scale by the thames

  • @emmarhondawilson7071
    @emmarhondawilson707111 ай бұрын

    The love and the will to live from our ancestors are the reasons why we as black people are here.

  • @msmonaco426
    @msmonaco42610 ай бұрын

    Im going! History and Genealogy buff! Now that its open I'm there!

  • @EraphaseContemplation
    @EraphaseContemplation11 ай бұрын

    Song of Myself (1892 version) BY WALT WHITMAN 1 I celebrate myself, and sing myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you.

  • @fardoshnassor7847
    @fardoshnassor784711 ай бұрын

    👏🏾👏🏾

  • @bfontelroy3964
    @bfontelroy396411 ай бұрын

    I’m on my way!!!

  • @estellawest2791
    @estellawest279111 ай бұрын

    I would like to trace my family.

  • @reezagibbons465
    @reezagibbons46511 ай бұрын

    I am proudly bi- racial from Guyana, it’s so hard to find also information on the Caribbean South Americans slave trade

  • @pamelahomeyer748
    @pamelahomeyer74811 ай бұрын

    ❤❤❤❤

  • @TSquared2001
    @TSquared20013 ай бұрын

    Jah-Hipster is running the museum.

  • @sistahb5159
    @sistahb515911 ай бұрын

    You CANNOT discuss the enslavement and forced and stolen labor of Black people in the US 🇺🇲 who created the wealth of US 🇺🇲 without connecting it to the ongoing systemic discrimination, oppression, violence, killings, theft and LINEAGE WEALTH GAP perpetrated on American Descendants of Slavery (ADOS) that continues till this day. REPARATIONS FOR ADOS IS A MUST!!!

  • @mariacrouch7109
    @mariacrouch710911 ай бұрын

    Sorry london uk

  • @vienicestyles
    @vienicestyles11 ай бұрын

    Give him his reparations.

  • @MacaMim-yn4kp
    @MacaMim-yn4kp10 ай бұрын

    Mourning?

  • @riaa8689
    @riaa868911 ай бұрын

    Shelly looks like she has Native American ancestry.

  • @kimallen7091

    @kimallen7091

    11 ай бұрын

    I can’t remember is Ms. Dr. Shelley Murphy has native roots. Many of her colleagues do. I have followed Black Pro Gen for quite awhile.

  • @PlannedObsolescence

    @PlannedObsolescence

    6 ай бұрын

    She probably has a lot of European in her.

  • @gmog7857
    @gmog785710 ай бұрын

    This does not make any sense at all by just starting the history of the enslaved African Americans who were brought to this port. Where were they brought from? probably THE GOLD COAST(GHANA) WEST AFRICA. we need to know the originating PORT where they were shipped from to here. Please stop giving us half stories, we want to know where they were brought from in WEST AFRICA.........................

  • @susanissajoke
    @susanissajoke11 ай бұрын

    🤥

  • @beyondhuman3148
    @beyondhuman314811 ай бұрын

    🥱

  • @timtaylor9633
    @timtaylor963311 ай бұрын

    U know? Elon Musk is a afro-american

  • @riaa8689

    @riaa8689

    11 ай бұрын

    African American. Afro is a hair style. Smh

  • @timtaylor9633

    @timtaylor9633

    11 ай бұрын

    Flattop with fender skirts is a hair style too

  • @Samoni0608

    @Samoni0608

    11 ай бұрын

    Yes. The ones who came to colonize Africa

  • @dadao8564

    @dadao8564

    11 ай бұрын

    In your wet dreams..he s euro south african😊

  • @Mzcheif92

    @Mzcheif92

    11 ай бұрын

    That’s interesting because I’ve met so many black African immigrants and they’ve never said they were African American, they identify by their nationality “Nigerian American, Somali American, Kenyan American etc.” So why would Elon Musk be any different?

  • @DM-dm9pr
    @DM-dm9pr11 ай бұрын

    That museum is totally CRT!!!! SHUT IT DOWN 😱😱😱😱

  • @thezu9250

    @thezu9250

    11 ай бұрын

    I’ll give you $1 million if you can define what CRT is without looking it up.

  • @DM-dm9pr

    @DM-dm9pr

    11 ай бұрын

    @@thezu9250 Crazy Republican Thinking!!

  • @FirstLast.....
    @FirstLast.....11 ай бұрын

    So fake

  • @vennetalewis2139

    @vennetalewis2139

    11 ай бұрын

    Huh?

  • @1956gaba

    @1956gaba

    11 ай бұрын

    You sound fake!

  • @Samoni0608

    @Samoni0608

    11 ай бұрын

    Cry harder

  • @somelikeithot38
    @somelikeithot3811 ай бұрын

    How many people in the world are actually pure ? Does anyone even care? Does it really matter? It does to democrats. Thats all they care about is race. Unless you decide u wanna be a girl and ur a man. Then they care about your gender. 😮

  • @twolegs6045

    @twolegs6045

    11 ай бұрын

    It's all about money

  • @Samoni0608

    @Samoni0608

    11 ай бұрын

    Cry more

  • @fdotflames8507

    @fdotflames8507

    11 ай бұрын

    Almost everyone was pure until whites got involved. So yes it’s very important to know what your enemy and country has done to your people. Helps you want more from your people while staying clear of your enemy.

  • @twolegs6045

    @twolegs6045

    11 ай бұрын

    @@fdotflames8507, that's just direct racial hate speech. Racism is judging an individual by the color of their skin. You failed that test!

  • @fdotflames8507

    @fdotflames8507

    11 ай бұрын

    @@twolegs6045 It’s not Hate Speech because there’s nobody that I hate. What I said was facts go through out history and see what cultures were directly affected after coming into contact with White people. I’m not just talking about Africa or African’s neither. Everywhere they landed they tended to cause destruction and chaos even until today. So if a group means my people harm why would I consider them a friend? No they are Enemies towards us but I don’t hate them! Quite the opposite I feel sorry for them and hope they get that hatred out of their hearts before it’s to late. Everyone’s patience is running thin with that group follow social events and you’ll see.

  • @juliehamel8225
    @juliehamel822511 ай бұрын

    Thank you for these informations. You are a great man. I like you . 🩵