via BCNN1: It’s been one year since bells rang out throughout the nation to welcome the National Museum of African American History and Culture to the National Mall. In the 12 months that followed, nearly 3 million visitors have meandered through the museum’s halls, discovering untold stories of the African-American experience and learning more than […]
Mark Wilson / Getty Images Lonnie Bunch leans forward to peer inside a slave cabin from Edisto Island, South Carolina. The dark and cramped interior defies his attempts to showcase the small living space its occupants subsisted on. Bunch flips on the flashlight on a borrowed smartphone, illuminating for his guests the craftsmanship, the hard […]
A dream for 100 years, the National Museum of African American History and Culture promises to become an instant favorite when it opens Sept. 24, its soaring spaces and magical views of the Mall a fitting setting for its tale of African American history and achievement. Museum officials on Tuesday offered a sneak peek at […]
