African American Museum & Library

The African American Museum and Library at Oakland is a and non-circulating library in the system dedicated to preserving African American history, experiences and culture.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include First Unitarian Church of Oakland and Preservation Park.

Place of worship
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The is located in western Downtown Oakland, . It is a member of the Unitarian Universalist Association.

Park
is located in . The park includes sixteen historic buildings, five of which stand in their original location, and eleven of which were moved from elsewhere in to avoid demolition.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oakland and Downtown Oakland.

is a port city in the Bay Area of in the . Once an industrial area overshadowed by , its larger neighbor to the west, this city of 440,000 people has begun to step out from under San Francisco's shadow with its notable natural and architectural features and its rise as the multicultural "hipster" city of the Bay Area.

Suburb
Photo: Dcoetzee, Public domain.
is the central business district of , United States. It is located roughly bounded by both the and Interstate 880 on the southwest, Interstate 980 on the northwest, Grand Avenue on the northeast, and on the east.

Neighborhood
is a historic district in downtown . The area is located on the northwest side of Broadway, between the complex and the district, and across Broadway from .

African American Museum & Library

Latitude
37.80611° or 37° 48′ 22″ north
Longitude
-122.27646° or 122° 16′ 35″ west
Levels
2
Open location code
849VRP4F+CC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 91968099
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­library
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Highlights include African American Museum and Library at Oakland and Thornton House.

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