Long road to hard truth: the 100 year mission to create the National Museum of African American History and Culture 9780997910407, 9780997910414, 9780997910421, 9780997910438, 1180959345, 0997910429, 0997910437

In Long Road to Hard Truth: The 100 Year Mission to Create the National Museum of African American History and Culture,

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English Pages 155 pages Year 2016

Long road to hard truth: the 100 year mission to create the National Museum of African American History and Culture
9780997910407, 9780997910414, 9780997910421, 9780997910438, 1180959345, 0997910429, 0997910437

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Robert Leon

Table of contents :
The grand omission --
The quest for honor inspires a plan --
From memorial to museum --
Death and indifference --
A proposal without a patron --
Enter John Lewis-and the Smithsonian --
An office in the basement --
The improbable, unstoppable coalition --
A great commission --
Location, location, location.

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