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Transcripts For CSPAN3 Watch Tour Of The National Museum Of African American History And Culture 20170412

Millionth visitor through these doors. Tonight we will take you through the doors of this museum that chronic will the American Experience and also telling a shared american story. Well be live for the next 2. 5 hours. In 40 minutes well be tabbing your calls, tweets, facebook posts for curators. Were joined inside with Robert Wilkins to talk about how this me psi seeium came about. He is the author of the book long road to hard truth. Thanks very much for being with us. Thank you. Its a pleasure to be here. So talk of this museum began back in 1960 teen. It took a century to be built. Walk us through the process. Back in early 1916, in march or so, gentleman named ferdinand de soto lee, created a nonprofit called the National Memorial association, and its goal was to construct a physical memorial here in the
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Transcripts For CSPAN Watch Tour Of The National Museum Of African American History And Culture 20170416

You are looking at the National Museum of African American history and culture on the mall in washington dc. It is the newest smithsonian museum. It welcomed its one millionth visitor this week. We will take you inside the Museum Gallery for a look at the stories at artifacts that chronicle the africanamerican experience and tell a shared american story. We will be live for the next 2. 5 hours. We will be taking your calls, tweets, facebook posts. We are joined with judge Robert Wilkins to talk about how this museum came about. He is the author of the book long road to hard truth, the 100 year mission to create the National Museum of African American ....

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