Obama at African-American museum groundbreaking

AFP English 2012-02-22

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President Barack Obama heralded African American history as a central part of Americans' "shared story" which would now be told at a new national Smithsonian museum which began construction on Wednesday. Obama participated in the formal groundbreaking ceremony of the museum, slated to open in 2015. Duration: 01:22
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