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Statement on the Death of Country Music Icon Charley Pride
Spencer Crew, interim director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, released the following statement today, Monday, Dec. 14, on the death of Charley Pride, the first major Black star in country music.Read More
Smithsonian Hosts Daylong Program To Collect Stories From Across America
This year has been unlike any other in recent history, bringing many unprecedented circumstances and challenges. As 2020 comes to a close, the Smithsonian will host a daylong program convening a national conversation about what life has been like...Read More
Statement on the Passing of Decorated Olympian Rafer Johnson
This year has been unlike any other in recent history, bringing many unprecedented circumstances and challenges. As 2020 comes to a close, the Smithsonian will host a daylong program convening a national conversation about what life has been like...Read More
Statement on the Passing of Esteemed Lawyer and Politician David Dinkins
Spencer Crew, interim director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, released the following statement today, Wednesday, Nov. 25, on the death of David Dinkins, U.S. military veteran, lawyer and the first...Read More
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Districts working to add Black history to school curriculums (Video)
A change to integrate black history into a Denver school curriculum started with a trip to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.Read More
99th anniversary of Tulsa massacre highlights Juneteenth, murders of Black people across America
Paul Gardullo, curator of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, spent several years collecting artifacts from the riot and its aftermath. “It was the frustration of poor whites not knowing what to do with a...Read More
Juneteenth marked after month of protest
In an interview, Mary Elliott, curator of American slavery at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, read the order aloud and emphasized its concluding words: “Former masters and slaves” would become “employer and hired labor.”Read More
Mayor Bowser presents Black Lives Matter Plaza sign to African American History museum
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser delivered a Black Lives Matter Plaza sign to the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History & Culture Friday afternoon.Read More
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