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Rising to the Challenge: How the King Memorial Found a Home on the National Mall

When our nationโ€™s first Black president, Barack Obama, officially opens the doors to the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) โ€“ the latest addition to the National Mall โ€“ on Saturday, Sept. 24, it will serve as the culmination of โ€œ10 years in the making and 100 years in the making,โ€ says the museumโ€™s director, Lonnie G. Bunch III.

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