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National Museum of African American History and Culture Opens on the Mall
A September opening marks the debut of the National Museum of African American History and Culture on five acres near the Washington Monument. The corona shaped building designed by David Adjaye features bronze latticework inspired by black ironwork, and exhibits trace slavery, segregation, and Civil Rights era through multiple levels.
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