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Take an Interactive Tour of the National Museum of African American History and Culture

What to expect when you visit the Smithsonian’s newest museum
The Definitive Story of How the National Museum of African American History Came to Be
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For 150 Years, This One House Has Told the African American Experience
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The Powerful Objects From the Collections of the New Museum
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How the Smithsonian Can Help African American Families Research Their Ancestors

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The True History Behind 'Judas and the Black Messiah'

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How a Pioneering Ceramicist Is Using Pottery to Reclaim Black History

Celebrate Black History Month With These Free Virtual Events

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How America's HBCUs Produced Generations of Black Women Leaders

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How Photography Tells the Story of the Civil War's Black Soldiers

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Kick Off Black History Month With Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain and a Host of Other Events

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Memorial to Civil Rights Icon John Lewis Will Replace Confederate Monument in Georgia

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Smithsonian Scholars Reflect on Baseball Legend Hank Aaron's Legacy

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Meet Amanda Gorman, the U.S.' Youngest Inaugural Poet

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Proactive Tips for Speaking With Children About Violence, Racism and Tragic Events

The True History Behind 'One Night in Miami'

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Why Kamala Harris' Pearls Have a Special Significance

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How the Smithsonian and Other Museums Are Responding to the U.S. Capitol Riot

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From His Tattered Chair, TV's Archie Bunker Caricatured America's Divides

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How Black Panther Changed Comic Books (and Wakanda) Forever

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Congress Approves Smithsonian Museums Honoring Women and Latino Americans

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Who Were America's Enslaved? A New Database Humanizes the Names Behind the Numbers

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Smithsonian Wants Your 2020 Stories

Olympic Decathlon Medalist Rafer Johnson Dies at 86

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Smithsonian Scholars Pick Their Favorite Books of 2020

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Smithsonian Museums and the National Zoo to Close Due to Increased Cases of Covid-19

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The Exotic Vest That Introduced America to Jimi Hendrix

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A New Museum of West African Art Will Incorporate the Ruins of Benin City

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A Bold Anthology Shows How R-I-G-H-T and W-R-I-T-E Come Together in Black Poetry

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These Photos Capture the Unity—and Defiance—of the Million Man March

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Archaeologists Unearth Foundations of One of the Nation's Oldest Black Churches

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Are There Native Descendants of the Lewis and Clark Expedition? And More Questions From Our Readers

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Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch on How the Institution Builds Its Collections

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Here's What's New to Explore as Smithsonian Museums Reopen

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How the Revolutionary Thinker Alexander von Humboldt Helped to Create the Smithsonian

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Lawsuit Seeks Reparations for Victims of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

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Athletes Shut Down Sports to Protest Police Brutality

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How a Japanese Museum Is Documenting Life During Covid-19

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Taking a Closer Look at a Mural From 1968's Resurrection City

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Why the Black National Anthem Is Lifting Every Voice to Sing

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Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch on the History of Protest in America

John Lewis' Storied History of Causing 'Good Trouble'

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Smithsonian Leaders Reflect on the Legacy of Civil Rights Icon John Lewis

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Eight Online Exhibits to See Right Now on Black History, Racism and Protest

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Quaker Oats to Retire Aunt Jemima After Acknowledging Brand's Origins as 'Racial Stereotype'

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Fourteen Works of Art Portray the Bonds of Fatherhood Across Time and Culture

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Meet Lena Richard, the Celebrity Chef Who Broke Barriers in the Jim Crow South

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Smithsonian Scholars and Researchers Share Works That Shed Light on the History of U.S. Racism

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Why Harriet Tubman’s Heroic Military Career Is Now Easier to Envision

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How to Have That Tough Conversation About Race, Racism and Racial Identity

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158 Resources for Understanding Systemic Racism in America

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The Long, Painful History of Police Brutality in the U.S.

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A Smithsonian Curator Reevaluates the Incredible Legacy of Michael Jordan

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Celebrate Mother's Day With These Artworks From the Smithsonian Collections

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Explore Washington, D.C. From Home With This Free, Smithsonian Scholar-Led Tour

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How Smithsonian Curators Are Rising to the Challenge of COVID-19

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Researcher Identifies the Last Known Survivor of the Transatlantic Slave Trade

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How to Virtually Explore the Smithsonian From Your Living Room

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A Tour of Beauty Industry Pioneer Madam C.J. Walker’s Indianapolis

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Smithsonian Curators Remember Katherine Johnson, NASA Mathematician Highlighted in 'Hidden Figures,' Who Died at 101

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This Virtual Reality Exhibit Brings Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' Speech to Life

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Twenty Smithsonian Shows to See in 2020

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New Book Draws Inspiration From Life Stories of African American Women

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Smithsonian Historians Reflect on Kobe Bryant's Legacy as His Portrait Goes on View

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How World War I Planted the Seeds of the Civil Rights Movement

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Trove of Stunning Dance Photography Now Online

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Eighteen Podcasts to Listen to in 2020

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The Smithsonian's Ten Splashiest New Acquisitions of 2019

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Every Year Just 'Bout This Time, Kurtis Blow Celebrates With a Rhyme

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Ten Smithsonian Artifacts You Can 3-D Print

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Jim Crow Compounded the Grief of African American Mothers Whose Sons Were Killed in World War I

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The True Story Behind the Harriet Tubman Movie

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The Long Journey of Charlie Parker’s Saxophone

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Was the 1968 TV Show 'Julia' a Milestone or a Millstone for Diversity?

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Lonnie Bunch Sizes Up His Past and Future at the Smithsonian

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How Lonnie Bunch Built a Museum Dream Team

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Toni Morrison, ‘Beloved’ Author Who Cataloged the African-American Experience, Dies at 88

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Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch Weighs In on Legendary Photo Archive of African-American Life

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Entrepreneur Mae Reeves' Hat Shop Was a Philadelphia Institution. You Can Visit It at the Smithsonian.

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Meet Juan García Salazar, the Man Who Championed Black Identity in Ecuador

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Lonnie G. Bunch III to Become the Smithsonian’s 14th Secretary

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The 'Clotilda,' the Last Known Slave Ship to Arrive in the U.S., Is Found

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A Previously Unknown Portrait of a Young Harriet Tubman Goes on View

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For Turn-of-the-Century African-Americans, the Camera Was a Tool for Empowerment

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How Business Executive Madam C. J. Walker Became a Powerful Influencer of the Early 20th Century

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The Great Blues Singer Gladys Bentley Broke All the Rules

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The Rank and File Women of the Black Panther Party and Their Powerful Influence

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Smithsonian Curator Weighs in on Legacy of Frank Robinson, Barrier-Breaking Baseball Great

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Smithsonian Staffers Scramble to Make Up Time Lost During Government Shutdown

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Tips for Getting Tickets to NMAAHC and When They Are Not Necessary

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Sweet! You Can Now Cook the Food From the African-American History Museum's Award-Winning Café in Your Own Home

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A Smithsonian Sports Curator Explains How Athletes Turn Social and Political Issues into National Conversations

This South Carolina Cabin Is Now a Crown Jewel in the Smithsonian Collections

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Self-Taught Artist Clementine Hunter Painted the Bold Hues of Southern Life

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Smithsonian Film Festival Examines African-American Life Through Dozens of Distinct Lenses

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Remembering Arthur Mitchell, the Barrier-Breaking Black Ballet Dancer

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How the Smithsonian Prepares for Hurricanes and Flooding

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Museum Curators Reflect on the Legacy of the Queen of Soul

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King T’Challa’s Black Panther Suit, a Bold Statement of Afrofuturist Pride, Comes to the Smithsonian

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Oprah's Undeniable Influence on American History Recognized in New Smithsonian Exhibition

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Famed for “Immortal” Cells, Henrietta Lacks is Immortalized in Portraiture

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The African American History and Culture Museum Wins Gold for Going Green

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When Robert Kennedy Delivered the News of Martin Luther King's Assassination

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How the African-American Syphax Family Traces Its Lineage to Martha Washington

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