National Museum of African American History and Culture: A Souvenir Book - Softcover

, National Museum Of African American History And

Softcover

ISBN 10: 158834570X ISBN 13: 9781588345707

Publisher: Smithsonian Books, 2016

Synopsis

This souvenir book showcases some of the most influential and important treasures of the National Museum of African American History and Culture's collections. These include a hymn book owned by Harriet Tubman; ankle shackles used to restrain enslaved people on ships during the Middle Passage; a dress that Rosa Parks was making shortly before she was arrested; a vintage, open-cockpit Tuskegee Airmen trainer plane; Muhammad Ali's headgear; an 1835 Bill of Sale enslaving a young girl named Polly; and Chuck Berry's Cadillac. These objects tell us the full story of African American history, of triumphs and tragedies and highs and lows. This book, like the museum it represents, uses artefacts of African American history and culture as a lens into what it means to be an American.

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The National Museum of African American History and Culture was established in 2003 as the 19th museum of the Smithsonian Institution, the largest museum complex and research organization in the world. Its mission is to provide for the collection, study and establishment of programs and exhibitions relating to African American life, art, history and culture.

About this edition

• Publisher: Smithsonian Books
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 158834570X
• ISBN 13: 9781588345707
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64