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children all over the country, and then they want to see the real thing. >> with the changes along those lines, do you think that people would like to think differently about the smithsonian? >> i would like to think so, first they will see a more holistic view, that we have sciences and the research is very deep at the smithsonian. whether history, art, culture or science. there is always research, i would hope so. i think they would see us as a cutting-edge place, things can be fun at the smithsonian, we don't have to be serious. so have popular culture collection. i was look at a ...

>> host: i am elsa barkley brown and here with mia bay to talk about her book "to tell the truth freely" the life of ida b. wells". i am looking forward to the conversation. >> guest: thank you very much. >> host: you are outlining who ida b. wells is and what you want to write the biography of her? >> guest: ida b. wells was the anti-lynching crusader running days raising to fame in the 1890's born of the civil war and a child of slaves. they were freed at the end of the war. by the 1890's she was the most famous black woman in america and she was famous for this outspoken and crusa...

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