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AAAM convenes its annual conference in Baltimore, Maryland, hosted by the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture.  Click on 2012 Conference Home Page (under More Links) for more information on the conference.

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NMAAHC Breaks Ground on National Mall

The groundbreaking ceremony for the National Museum of African-American History and Culture was held on Wednesday, February 22, 2012. The museum is located on the National Mall in Washington D. C. and is the latest Smithsonian Institution museum to be built there. In attendance at the ceremony were many museum professionals, cultural leaders and elected officials including President Barack Obama and Association of African American Museums President Samuel W. Black. The museum is scheduled to open in 2015. http://www.youtube.com/user/SmithsonianVideos


Samuel BlackAAAM president and NMAAHC director Samuel W. Black and Lonnie Bunch

 

President ObamaPresident Barack Obama talks about the importance of the NMAAHC



Photos by Milton Williams

 

Birmingham's Civil Rights Institute Personalizes a Struggle

The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute uses artifacts and renditions of scenes from the era to tell the story of a tense and tumultuous time in the city.

A Smithsonian Institution Special Symposium
(Re)Presenting America: The Evolution of Culturally Specific Museums

 
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