African-American Cultural Center

The African-American Cultural Center (AACC) of the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) contributes to the academic mission of the university by promoting the expression and analysis of all African-American creative and cultural traditions, the trends developing in these traditions, the African ancestral roots of these traditions, the influence of other cultures on African-American cultures, and the influence of African-American traditions and trends throughout the Diaspora and on other cultures. The center is especially concerned with nurturing the appreciation and study of African-American cultures to support their development and dissemination and to bring about the end of racism and discrimination against African-Americans and all other ethnic groups in the United States and around the world.

The center sponsors and advocates creative productivity and cultural research, cultural programming, student networking, and community outreach.

The center is used by the university community and is open to the public.

The Collection of the African-American Cultural Center in the Archives of the Richard J. Daley Library of the University of Illinois at Chicago has been established.

The Dr. Marcus H. Morgan Papers have been deposited into the Collection of the African-American Cultural Center in the Archives of the Richard J. Daley Library of the University of Illinois at Chicago   The Reverend Dr. Morgan was an internationally prominent leader in the Church of God who served for 42 years as pastor of a church in Chicago, Illinois.  These papers will form the basis for a broader collection dealing with the black church in Chicago.  They are also the basis for a biography that is being co-authored by Drs. Philip M. and Phyliss M. Royster.