African American Civil War Museum

Rico says he's been helping his friend Esha create a virtual African-American museum, but it seems there's a physical African-American Civil War Museum which opened recently in Washington, DC:

Grand opening ceremonies for the African American Civil War Museum have been set to coincide with commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War and the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Movement.
The three-day celebration, which kicks off on 16 July , is themed Civil War to Civil Rights, Pathway to Racial Healing, and will include a Racial Reconciliation Teachers and Scholars Conference and a Civil War to Civil Rights Film Festival.
"The purpose of the museum is to tell the story of how African Americans helped save the union and freed themselves from war," said Director Frank Smith, a former city councilman.
The grand opening for the museum, which boasts $5 million in exhibits, takes place at noon on 18 July . The event was planned to directly connect to the 18 July 1863 battle that was depicted in the movie Glory, starring Oscar-winning actor Denzel Washington.
According to a statement issued by the museum: "for more than ten years the memorial and museum have stood as a testament to the struggle of African Americans and others to rid this nation of the scourge of slavery and racial bias."
Mayor Vincent Gray and Congresswoman Eleanor Norton are among the elected officials and dignitaries invited to the opening.

This monument (photo) is the only national memorial to the Colored Troops of the Civil War. Located at 1000 U Street, NW, the Spirit of Freedom sculpture stands ten feet tall and features uniformed black soldiers and a sailor. The sculpture is surrounded by a Wall of Honor, a memorial listing the names of over two hundred thousand United States Colored Troops who served in the Civil War.

The museum, located two blocks to the west of the memorial at 1200 U Street, NW, displays photographs, newspaper articles, and replicas of period clothing, uniforms, and weaponry of the Civil War. The African American Civil War Memorial Freedom Foundation Registry documents the family trees of more than two thousand descendants of those who served with the USCT. For more information, call (202) 667-2667.