Help preserve The Wright for generations to come. Join one of our affiliate groups.
While each committee serves in different ways, the overall goal is to preserve The Wright for generations to come. Please note that a membership is required to join an affiliate group.
The Friends Committee
Working to preserve the legacy of the museum and its founder, Dr. Charles H. Wright, The Friends Committee primarily supports The Wright through membership and donor recognition fundraising campaigns, such as:
- Dr. Wright’s birthday celebration
- Museum membership drive activities
- Selling of seats in the GM Theater
- “Give a Grand, Make a Million” Program
For more information, contact Friends Committee Recording Secretary Will Cooper.
Michigan Underground Railroad exploratory collective (MUREC)
Inspired by Detroit’s Gateway to Freedom Monument, MUREC's focus is to establish Michigan’s Underground Railroad history as a legitimate and essential narrative that includes a kindergarten through adult Black Studies Curriculum.
Our membership is diverse, representing various disciplines, skills, and communities that have a common interest in the research, preservation, and exploration of the Underground Railroad in Michigan and Ontario.
MUREC’s historic interactive programming includes speakers, field trips to sites across Michigan including the Detroit River borderland, as well as the recognition/plaquing of events and conversations of the 19th-century freedom movement.
Contact murecdetroit@gmail.com for more information.
THE WOMEN'S COMMITTEE
The Women’s Committee of The Wright was organized in 2000. The mission is to promote and support the museum through volunteer efforts, fundraising projects, and community involvement.
The Women’s Committee strives to increase the museum’s visibility, increase its financial support, expand its outreach, and increase the membership base throughout the community.
