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Former D.C. Mayor Sharon Pratt speaks during the Black History Celebration kickoff event at the African American Civil War Memorial Museum in D.C. on Feb 1.

DC Black History Celebration Committee Kicks off Black History Month

by WI Guest Author February 7, 2018October 31, 2020

With historic city resident Frederick Douglass in mind, the D.C. Black History Celebration committee kicked off its Black History Month celebration Thursday at the African American Civil War Memorial Museum.

Frank Smith, founding director of the African American Civil War Memorial Museum and co-chair of a D.C. Host Committee, speaks at a Sept. 7 press conference updating the grand-opening events for the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Photo by William J. Ford

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Officials Announce Events for Opening of African-American Museum

by William J. Ford September 7, 2016October 30, 2020