A wonderful visit to African American Museum in DC.

I could probably post 100 photos and I will still not be satisfied, but it’s such a thoughtfully done museum so please visit if you have an opportunity to visit DC next time! ❤️

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#ANationsStory #washingtondc #americanhistory #blackhistory #africanamericanhistory #museums #americansouth #smithsonian

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Happy Easter! Follow the link in our bio to view more Easter related objects and photographs in our collection. #APeoplesJourney #ANationsStory

Much-Anticipated Afrofuturism Exhibit Featuring Marvel’s ‘Black Panther’ Suit Opens At NMAAHC

https://dcist.com/story/23/03/27/smithsonian-african-american-history-afrofuturism-exhibit-black-panther-pop-culture/

#BlackMastodon #BlackFedi #BlackFediverse #BlackPanther #Afrofuturism #art #WashingtonDC #Marvel #APeoplesJourney #ANationsStory

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#OnThisDay in 1909, the @NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) was founded by an interracial group including W.E.B. Du Bois, Ida B. Wells, Mary White Ovington, and Moorfield Storey. #BlackHistoryMonth
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#OnThisDay in 1929, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia. By 1963, King had become the most recognized civil rights leader in the country. #APeoplesJourney #ANationsStory #MLKDay

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#OnThisDay in 1978, Toni Morrison’s “Song of Solomon” won the National Book Critics Circle Award. While “Song of Solomon” was Morrison’s third novel, it was her first work to garner national attention. #APeoplesJourney #ANationsStory

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#OnThisDay 160 years ago, President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. It read, "all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."

Learn more about this monumental anniversary: https://s.si.edu/3G8o7Xz #ANationsStory

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“Lincoln ordered that, as of Jan. 1, 1863, all enslaved individuals in all areas still in rebellion against the United States “henceforward shall be free.”

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#OnThisDay 160 years ago, President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. It read, "all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."

Learn more about this monumental anniversary: https://s.si.edu/3G8o7Xz #ANationsStory

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#OnThisDay 160 years ago, President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. It read, "all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."

Learn more about this monumental anniversary: https://s.si.edu/3G8o7Xz #ANationsStory

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#OnThisDay in 1865, the 13th Amendment was officially adopted into the Constitution–246 years after enslaved African captives landed in Jamestown.

Learn more in our Searchable Museum: https://s.si.edu/3F2Mvbc #APeoplesJourney #ANationsStory

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#OnThisDay in 1872, Republican P. B. S. Pinchback was sworn in as the 24th governor of Louisiana. He was the first African American to become governor of a U.S. state and played a pivotal role during Reconstruction. #APeoplesJourney #ANationsStory

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#OnThisDay in 1941, Doris “Dorie” Miller shot down 2 Japanese planes during the attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor during WWII. Miller became the 1st African American awarded the Navy Cross for his bravery. More: http://s.si.edu/3qzCifx #ANationsStory

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#OnThisDay in 1921, the deadliest racial massacre in U.S. history began in the thriving Greenwood African American community of Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Black Wall Street in Tulsa, OK was destroyed by a racist mob. #APeoplesJourney #ANationsStory

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