"It's been a long time coming..."
-Sam Cooke
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On March 22, 2012 something that's been hundreds of years in the making is happening. This date will mark the groundbreaking of The National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) will break ground in Washington's National Mall.
The NMAAHC is a branch of the prestigious Smithsonian that will focus exclusively on the role of African Americans in national and international history. Even before opening, the museum's exhibits are causing a stir, with such offerings at Nat Turner's bible and an examination of slavery on Thomas Jefferson's Monticello Plantation.
Many historians and Americans feel that such a museum, visible and recognizable on an international level, is long overdue. The NMAAHC will focus on a section of American and World history that, by its very nature, is often shroud in mystery and question.
The planning of the museum has survived several government fiscal year budget cuts and presidents. It has been promoted, bi-partisan, by lawmakers for years. However the project has jointly been funded by private donations of people who believe that while a museum like this has "been a long time coming", the time for the NMAAHC to rise is now.
The museum is expected to open alongside it's Smithsonian compatriots in Washington D.C. in 2015.
Links
Official website: http://nmaahc.si.edu/
Educator's website: http://nmaahc.si.edu/Education/Educators
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