BUFFALO, NY – Black history matters, and the Smithsonian Institution’s Center for the Digitization and Curation of African American History is in Buffalo as part of its mission to ensure that it isn’t lost, forgotten, or erased. “We’re thrilled to support the preservation of local histories here in Buffalo and the Upstate New York region,” said Dr. Doretha K. Williams, director of the Center for the Digitization and Curation of African American History. “Over the last few years, we’ve...

Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor welcomes the Robert F. Smith Center for the Digitization and Curation of African American History.

Terry Alford, Executive Director, MSAAHC, Joined the Smithsonian to discuss how the Center for the Digitization and Curation of African American History - at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, partners with individuals and institutions nationwide to share preservation knowledge, develop digitization capacity, initiate genealogical research, and document community histories. Please join us May thru June as the digitization truck visits the corridor. For more...