Smithsonian National Museum Of African American History And Culture Opens: A Treasure For The Nation!

The day has finally arrived when America can celebrate the history and culture of African Americans, with the opening of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture on the National Mall near the Washington Monument in Washington, DC.

This event comes at a time of increased racial tensions and open racism in America, despite the election and two term Presidency of the first African American President, Barack Obama.

The museum exposes the true history of slavery, Jim Crow segregation. lynching, the civil rights movement, and the massive contributions of African Americans in all areas of public life over the past 397 years since slavery first came to America at Jamestown, Virginia.

This author thinks back to when he was young, and the discussion of African American history was ignored in high school, and how far we have come in understanding and dealing with the history, all of it both good and much of it evil, which had been covered up for so long.

So despite the problems we face today, this is truly a development to celebrate, and this author looks forward to visiting this new museum next summer, and for many times in the future, as the exhibits will constantly be evolving, as they are at any museum, and particularly one associated with the Smithsonian Museum, our national group of fantastic and tax supported museums that are a blessing to American culture and history!

2 comments on “Smithsonian National Museum Of African American History And Culture Opens: A Treasure For The Nation!

  1. Paul Doyle September 24, 2016 6:28 pm

    Professor,
    Maybe Congressman Pettinger should go there to learn what made blacks “jealous”. And that goes double for the Trump spokeswoman who thinks racism began when President Obama was elected.

    Sometimes, I think that I am living in Bizzaro World where the past never happened.

  2. Ronald September 24, 2016 10:27 pm

    Paul, this is what happens when one is ignorant of history, or chooses to believe in a parallel universe!

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