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Address and Phone:
200 E. Martin Luther King Blvd.
Chattanooga, TN 37403

Email: caammuseum@hotmail.com
Phone: (423) 266-8658

Admission Rates:
Adults $5, seniors & students $3, children (6 - 12) $2, children under 5 free.

Hours Open to the Public:
Open Year-round

Dates Closed:
Sundays, major holidays

Discounts:
Group Discount, Senior Citizen Discount, Student Discount

Payment Types Accepted:
Cash, Personal Check

Chattanooga African American Museum/Bessie Smith Hall

City: Chattanooga, TN
Region: East Tennessee
Subregion: Chattanooga & Southeast

The Chattanooga African American Museum was founded in 1983 to provide sources of curricula, historical references, creative works, and the media about the identity of Africans and African Americans, particularly those of Chattanooga. Civil War era exhibits include discussion of the Underground Railroad, the Civil War, and Reconstruction.







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