irl ines ▁dis est ab lished ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁Category : Def unct ▁air lines ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : S outh ▁West ▁Pacific ▁theatre ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Leg acy ▁Museum ▁of ▁African ▁American ▁History ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁in ▁Lyn ch burg , ▁Virginia . ▁Its ▁exhib its ▁and ▁permanent ▁collection ▁focus ▁on ▁topics ▁central ▁to ▁African ▁American ▁history , ▁including ▁the ▁historic ▁struggle ▁for ▁civil ▁rights ; ▁business ▁and ▁employ ment ; ▁civ ic ▁and ▁social ▁organizations ; ▁entertain ment ▁and ▁sports ; ▁ ▁medicine ▁and ▁health ; ▁the ▁Black ▁church ; ▁the ▁prof essions ; ▁political ▁life ; ▁ ▁education ; ▁communic ations ; ▁the ▁family , ▁and ▁the ▁arts . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁The ▁Leg acy ▁Project ▁was ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁organization ▁prior ▁to ▁its ▁acqu iring ▁a ▁building ▁for ▁a ▁future ▁museum . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁initially ▁spons ored ▁by ▁the ▁Lyn ch burg ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁NA AC P . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁it ▁became ▁incorpor ated ▁with ▁ 5 0 1 ( c ) ▁non - pro fit ▁status . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁the ▁Leg acy ▁Project ▁acquired ▁a ▁ 1 0 0 - year - old , ▁dil ap id ated ▁but ▁once - be aut iful ▁house ▁at ▁ 4 0 3 ▁Mon roe ▁Street , ▁Lyn ch burg . ▁Arch itect ▁Kel vin ▁Moore ▁was ▁h ired ▁to ▁draw ▁up ▁plans ▁to