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In The News
October 25th, 2011, "Wal-Mart gives $5 million to help build Smithsonian black history museum on National Mall"
Associated Press, Washington Post

October 17th, 2011, "Finding the stories in American-American history"
Allan Turner, Houston Chronicle

October 12th, 2011, "Apollo Theater: 'The heartbeat of America' "
Howard Pousner, Atlanta Constitution Journal

October 1st, 2011 "The Power of Imagery in Advancing Civil Rights"
Arcynta Ali Childs, Smithsonian Magazine

August 3rd, 2011, "Training plane used by Tuskegee Airmen given to Smithsonian"
Jacqueline Trescott, Washington Post

Did you know?

Chemist George Washington Carver used peanuts, soybeans, sweet potatoes, and pecans in his work at Tuskegee University.