Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture - Baltimore, MD
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N 39° 17.246 W 076° 36.238
18S E 361670 N 4349901
One of many museums in downtown Baltimore.
Waymark Code: WMZQH6
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 12/22/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Jake39
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About the person:

Reginald F. Lewis was a business pioneer, philanthropist and titan. A Harvard Law School graduate, Lewis rose to prominence as a lawyer, financier, and leader of the global food company TLC Beatrice International. Lewis was the first African American ever to close an overseas billion dollar leveraged buyout deal. He acquired an unprecedented global conglomerate of 64 companies in 31 countries, and paved the way for future entrepreneurs and black leaders through his life’s work until his untimely death at age 50.

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About the place:

Taken from Wikipedia, "The Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African-American History & Culture is an African-American museum located at 830 E. Pratt Street in Baltimore, Maryland. Opened in 2005, the museum is dedicated to showing the struggles for self-determination made by African-American Marylanders. The museum is an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, and was named after Reginald F. Lewis, a wealthy African-American lawyer and businessman from Baltimore, whose foundation donated $5 million towards the museum's endowment and founding. Construction of the museum cost $34 million.

Permanent exhibits include "The Strength of the Mind, Things Hold, Lines Connect" and "Building Maryland, Building America". Other facilities include an oral history recording and listening studio, a special exhibition gallery, a 200-seat theater auditorium, a classroom and resource center. The museum is nicknamed "the Reggie"."
Year it was dedicated: 2005

Location of Coordinates: Musuem Entrance

Type of place/structure you are waymarking: Building

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