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! ❤️

#APeoplesJourney
#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 1942, the Tuskegee Airmen became the first African American flying unit in the U.S. military. #BlackHistoryMonth #APeoplesJourney

Yes, progress is being made and more black women are being considered to be on corporate boards. The problem is, boards still want women with C-suite experience, and most black women still lack that. #apeoplesjourney https://www.wsj.com/articles/black-women-corporate-boards-11675873197?st=xaf5o5uzxo9jtc2&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

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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
#APeoplesJourney #ANationsStory

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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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On the night of December 31, 1862, enslaved and free African Americans gathered, many in secret, to ring in the new year and await news that the Emancipation Proclamation had taken effect. Learn more about Watch Night, or Freedom's Eve: https://s.si.edu/314cccy #APeoplesJourney

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On the night of December 31, 1862, enslaved and free African Americans gathered, many in secret, to ring in the new year and await news that the Emancipation Proclamation had taken effect. Learn more about Watch Night, or Freedom's Eve: https://s.si.edu/314cccy #APeoplesJourney

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On #ChristmasEve in 1854, Harriet Tubman returned to Maryland’s Eastern Shore to emancipate her brothers Ben, Henry, and Robert from slavery. Learn more about Tubman’s life and view her shawl & related objects in our Searchable Museum: https://s.si.edu/3mls0iH #APeoplesJourney

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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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On Christmas Eve in 1854, Harriet Tubman returned to Maryland’s Eastern Shore to emancipate her brothers Ben, Henry, and Robert from slavery.

Learn more about Tubman and view her shawl & related objects in our Searchable Museum: https://s.si.edu/3mls0iH #APeoplesJourney

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#DYK the first Pullman Porters were formerly enslaved? To provide a luxury experience in his newly designed "Palace Cars," George Pullman hired the formerly enslaved to work as servant-like attendants.

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