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Washingtonian on MSN1mon
After Decades, the Full African American Civil War Memorial Museum Is Finally Coming
Smith has been working toward this moment since 1992, when, as a DC Council member, he secured congressional permission to ...
DC News Now on MSN1d
Smithsonian begins removing exhibits, artifacts from African American History Museum
Some artifacts and exhibits are being removed from the National Museum of African American History and Culture. It comes a ...
AFRO American Newspapers1d
The Smithsonian PURGE: 47th president’s team removes artifacts of Black resistance
Critics warn against erasing African-American history as Trump officials dismantle Smithsonian exhibits depicting Black ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel14d
Trump sets sights on national African American history museum
The museum, which hosted 1.6 million visitors in 2024, serves as a cornerstone in the preservation of African American ...
Alabama Public Radio3d
Black church leaders defend Washington, D.C. museum featuring artifacts from Alabama
African American church leaders are speaking out over budget cuts being proposed by the Trump White House. The Smithsonian ...
Critics see Trump attacks on the ‘Black Smithsonian’ as an effort to sanitize racism in US history
Civil rights advocates, historians and Black political leaders are sharply rebuking President Donald Trump for his order targeting the Smithsonian Institution.
USA Today14d
Trump sets sights on national African American history museum
WASHINGTON ‒ Adam Sanchez remembers tears streaming down a student’s face as his high school class left the lower level of the National Museum of African American History and Culture a few ...