The Skanner News - How a Former NYC Teacher Turned Her Home Into a Black History Museum

Elizabeth Meaders is a retired New York City school teacher who first began collecting Jackie Robinson artifacts as a young girl. From there she started visiting sports memorabilia shows, buying artifacts from other Black athletes like boxer Joe Louis. One day, she acquired an image of Crispus Attucks, the first American killed in the American Revolution, sparking her love for Black military items. One day she looked up and she just never stopped.

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