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- Title
PAST / PRESENT / FUTURE Memory, Legislation, and the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
- Authors
Brooks, LeRonn P.
- Abstract
The article talks about the establishment of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, which symbolizes African American resilience and history, in the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Topics include the passing of legislation for the museum's funding, the creation of a commission that oversees the planning and construction, and the testimonies by historian Charles Wesley and civil rights activist James Baldwin regarding the institutionalization of African American history.
- Subjects
MALL, The (Washington, D.C.); UNITED States; NATIONAL Museum of African American History &; Culture (U.S.); MEMORIAL museums; NATIONAL museums; AFRICAN American history sources; WESLEY, Charles; BALDWIN, James, 1924-1987
- Publication
Callaloo, 2015, Vol 38, Issue 4, p711
- ISSN
0161-2492
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/cal.2015.0108