Texas African American Museum opens at new location, celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Grand Opening Of Texas African American Museum
By Erin Wides | January 18, 2021 at 6:35 PM CST - Updated January 19 at 1:05 AM
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - The Texas African American Museum in Tyler celebrated Martin Luther King Junior Day with the grand opening of its new location.
The museum is now in a vacant fire station the city of Tyler donated last fall.
Dr. Orenthia Mason was the keynote speaker at today’s event. She said she believes we’ve come a long way since Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech, but there is still work to be done.