Creation of the National Museum of African American History and Culture
2016-10-08T08:29:59-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/410/20161008083711003_hd.jpgJudge Robert Wilkins talked about his book, Long Road to Hard Truth: The 100 Year Mission to Create the National Museum of African American History and Culture. He talked about the early effort to create a memorial for African American Civil War soldiers, and how that evolved into the movement to create a national museum. He described his own involvement in advocating for the museum, after the first attempt by Representative John Lewis (D-GA) failed in 1993.
Judge Robert Wilkins talked about his book, Long Road to Hard Truth: The 100 Year Mission to Create the National Museum of African American… read more
Judge Robert Wilkins talked about his book, Long Road to Hard Truth: The 100 Year Mission to Create the National Museum of African American History and Culture. He talked about the early effort to create a memorial for African American Civil War soldiers, and how that evolved into the movement to create a national museum. He described his own involvement in advocating for the museum, after the first attempt by Representative John Lewis (D-GA) failed in 1993. close
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