Obama on African American museum: ‘Helps to tell a richer, fuller story of who we are’

The Washington Post 2016-09-26

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Speaking at the opening ceremony of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, President Obama said the museum helps to "better understand the lives of the president, but also the slave."
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