Play tables are available for young children to play.
Margaret Davis, left, attended Bradley Academy as a young girl. She now volunteers and leads tours for the museum.
Bradley Academy and Holloway High School items are available in the gift shop.
The exhibit hall features works by local artists.
Pottery by Ginny Togrye is part of the current art exhibit.
Churches and schools were the bedrocks of the African-American community after the Civil War.
On the museum's second floor and entire exhibit room is dedicated to tracing the African-American journey from before the Civil War to Emancipation.
Displays educate visitors on the role African-Americans played in the Civil War.
Visitors can learn about the journey most Africans took in slave ships to America.
Scavenger hunt sheets help guide visitors through the museum.
A mural of the school's "Little Drummer Boy" is located at the front of the building.
Guests can learn an overview of Rutherford County and Murfreesboro history in the exhibit featuring Bradley's early roots, its prominent students, and the role the school played in forming African-American identity locally.
Religious artifacts from between 1800-1900.
Beside schools, churches were instrumental in supporting the African-American community.
A mural and memorabilia demonstrate Holloway High School's athletic and academic legacies.
A Holloway High School band uniform and sousaphone.tuba.
Guests will learn about the development of African-American education both locally and nationally in the Education and Empowerment exhibit room.
Holloway High School graduation robes.
The school's main classroom has been restored to look as it did when in use. The floors are original to the building and have been fully-refurbished.
Teacher desk and globe in the main classroom.
The museum's main stairwell with featured art.
While the school's roots can be traced to the early 1800s, the current structure was built in 1917 and is significant architecturally for its early 20th century style and its role as the first school for African-Americans in the city.
