The couple’s collection is world renowned, being called one of the most important African American art collections in the West.

In a recent Miami Herald article, Bernard Kinsey shares about acquiring a letter detailing a slave sale:

“Then in 1987, a white friend called to tell Bernard about an unsettling discovery. The man was organizing his late aunt’s estate in Alabama and had found a letter dated 1832 that told the sale for $550 of an 18-year old slave named William. “He was a little uncomfortable but finally asked me if I wanted it. I said yes, and it was on my desk the next morning,” Kinsey says. “I looked at the document, and it just sent chills through me. It was like the spirits were talking.” - Black Gives Back