Articles by Lonnie G. Bunch III

About Lonnie G. Bunch III
Lonnie G. Bunch III

Lonnie G. Bunch III is the Smithsonian's 14th Secretary and the founding director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture. He is the author of more than a dozen books on history, race and museum scholarship.

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Secretary Lonnie Bunch: Learning From Americans' Past Ordeals

Secretary Lonnie Bunch: It Is Time for America to Confront Its Tortured Racial Past

Planet Positive

In a World Facing Grim Challenges, Hope Still Reigns Supreme

How Lonnie Bunch Built a Museum Dream Team

Breaking Ground

The Definitive Story of How the National Museum of African American History and Culture Came to Be

Breaking Ground

The Director of the African American History Museum Weighs in on "Selma"

Breaking Ground

America's Moral Debt to African Americans

The Director of the African-American History and Culture Museum on What Makes “12 Years a Slave” a Powerful Film

What Django Unchained Got Wrong: A Review From National Museum of African American History and Culture Director Lonnie Bunch