PHOTOS: Founder of The American History Traveling Museum: The Unspoken Truths Honored

In the above photo, while new Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell and Clyde Merriwether (holding plaque) look on, Delbert Richardson thanks his Alpha Phi Alpha, Alpha XI Chapter fraternity brothers for presenting him a plaque that reads “Your commitment to shine light on America’s darkest history illuminates the depth from which African Americans Continue to rise”.  They presented the plaque on January 8 at the 1619: Resistance/Resilience/Remembrance/Liberation exhibit featuring items from Mr. Richardson’s Unspoken Truths collection at King Street Station. The award winning collection is on display at King Street from November 2021 through January 15, 2022.

Delbert Richardson gives new Mayor Bruce Harrell a short tour of the 1619: Resistance/Resilience/Remembrance/Liberation exhibit featuring items from Mr. Richardson’s Unspoken Truths collection at King Street Station on January 8, 2022. The exhibit covers the beginnings of the African American journey from Africa, to chattel slavery, the Jim Crow area to modern day African American inventors and innovators. Richardson has won numerous awards for his Unspoken Truths museum including the 2021 Governor’s Arts & Heritage Awards (GAHA) and the 2021 MOHAI’s Educator of the Year. (Photo/Susan Fried)

Delbert Richardson, 5th from left poses with a group of his Alpha Phi Alpha, Alpha XI Chapter fraternity brothers after they presented him with a plaque that thanks him and says “Your commitment to shine light on America’s darkest history illuminates the depth from which African Americans Continue to rise”. They presented the plaque on January 8, 2022 at the 1619: Resistance/Resilience/Remembrance/Liberation exhibit featuring items from Mr. Richardson’s Unspoken Truths collection at King Street Station. (Photo/Susan Fried)

Delbert Richardson is the founder and curator of The American History Traveling Museum: The Unspoken Truths. The museum chronicles the rich history of Africans in Africa prior to American Chattel Slavery, the experiences and impact of American Chattel Slavery and of the Jim Crow Era, while also detailing the many contributions African Americans have had on scientific, cultural, and technological inventions/innovations in the U.S., and the world. The Museum’s mission is to re-educate learners of all ages, in a manner that leads to self- restoration and community healing, with the eventual goal of implementing its teachings into school curricula, institutions, and organizations committed to cultural competence and social justice.