Local History

The Museum collects and exhibits historical artifacts and works of art that are primarily of significance to the history of African Americans in Macon and the state of Georgia.  This includes materials having to do with the lives of such prominent 19^th and 20^th century African Americans as Ellen and William Craft, Jefferson Franklin Long and Sergeant Rodney M. Davis among others.

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Samples from the Tubman Museum’s Local History Collection:

Title: Spirit Jug Origin: Unknown Maker Date: c. 1920s Medium: Mixed Media on Clay Jug	Title: Plantation Markers Medium: Clay
Title: Rocking Chair Origin: Owned by Jefferson Franklin Long Date: c. 1869 Medium: Wood, Leather	Title: Drinking Fountain Origin: Unknown Maker Date: No Date (Jim Crow Era) Medium: Porcelain, Metal