The National Museum of African American History and Culture would open September 24, 2016, on the National Mall. Representative Danny Davis (D-IL) was interviewed in Statuary Hall about the…
47 viewsAbolitionist John Willis Menard was elected to the U.S. Congress in 1868, and although he was never seated, he was the first African American to address the House chamber. Next, we hear…
669 viewsRepresentative Jesse Jackson,Jr. , a member of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, provided opening and closing remarks. Moderated by Professor James Horton, panelists discussed African…
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