Curators have collected more than thirty-five thousand objects from across the country. Michael Jordan and Oprah Winfrey have provided funds.
Ahead of its September opening, one reporter went inside the newĀ Smithsonian National Museum of African-American History and CultureĀ andĀ discussed what it took to make the project happen, what it means for Black history and what it means for American history.Ā
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