John W. Bynum Jr. loves Black history so much he’s turned his split-level home in Chesterfield County into a small museum.

Walk through the front door of his home in the 9900 block of Huguenot Road and you are greeted with a display featuring Muhammad Ali and a tribute to Tuskegee Airman James Harvey III.

His living room features pictures of civil rights leaders and Black political figures who served during the Reconstruction era after the Civil War.

The Richmond-born 70-year-old has turned a guest bedroom in what he calls “The Colored Waiting Room,” in which he spotlights racial injustices of the segregation era and also pays tribute to Black heroes, including the Buffalo Soldiers and President Obama.

For example, Mr. Bynum displays a reproduction of a water fountain for “colored people” that he had built as a reminder that separation by race in Richmond and across the South was once the reality, down to life-giving water.

Mr. Bynum, who was once a professional drummer in a band and spent much of his adult life as a skilled printer, said he has created the museum to share his passion with visitors.

“Black history didn’t get much attention when I was in school,” Mr. Bynum said.

He said his interest in collecting and displaying historical items was sparked 40 years ago by a picture of Black children that made him think he should learn more about the past.

Mr. Bynum said that he began collecting photos and other items that intrigued him and learning more about Black people who have made a difference.

He said he will soon convert his master bedroom into a tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen, the Black fighter pilots of World War II who won acclaim for defending American bombers from the German fighters trying to down them.

Now a full-time security guard at Virginia Housing, Mr. Bynum said he enjoys showing off the collection.

“I’m hoping,” he said, “that this stimulates people who drop by to ask questions and begin to do their own research.”