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Visiting the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture

The exterior of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, before the museum opened, Sept. 14, 2016. (Susan Walsh/AP)
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The exterior of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, before the museum opened, Sept. 14, 2016. (Susan Walsh/AP)

Here & Now’s Celeste Headlee talks with Drew Costley, assistant managing editor for Verite News about a recent, deeply personal trip to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

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