The Black Heritage Museum of Arlington was founded to celebrate the African American journey to freedom in Arlington County. At the heart of the BHMA mission is Nonprofit museum that focuses on African American history in Arlington Virginia The Black Heritage Museum of Arlington is organized exclusively for charitable, religious, educational, and scientific purposes, to acquire, preserve, catalogue and display historic items relevant to the black history of Arlington County and Northern Virginia; to develop and establish in Arlington County an institution dedicated to the exposition of African American experiences, leading to, and proceeding from the abolition of slavery in the United States. Vision: The Black Heritage Museum of Arlington celebrates the African American Journey to Freedom, providing a focal point exhibit on Arlington’s Freedman’s Village and contributions made by its residents and their descendants to local and national history. Objectives: Provide educational programs regarding the African American Journey