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SANKOFA AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSEUM TO BE DISPLAYED

February 9, 2001

The Sankofa African-American Museum on Wheels will be displayed at Coastal Carolina University on February 20 and 21 in Wall Auditorium. The museum, which is free and open to the public, will be available Wednesday, Feb. 20 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Thursday, Feb. 21 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The exhibit of collector Angela Jennings-Smalls traces African- American history from 1860 to the present. Included in the exhibit are items such as sweet grass baskets, a Martin Luther King Jr. stamp collection, Duke Ellington memorabilia, African masks and headdresses and items invented by African-Americans.

For more information, contact Coastal’s Office of Multicultural Student Services at 349-2304.