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[...]as the collection continues to grow- 18,000 items and counting- what strikes you is the range of what's gathered here, the startling juxtapositions and diverse, overlapping narratives. Because I grew up in a small town in southern Georgia, the story of the civil rights movement is very per...

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Published inSmithsonian Vol. 43; no. 4; p. 8
Main Author Clough, Wayne G
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington Smithsonian Institution 01.07.2012
Smithsonian Magazine
Subjects
African American culture
Ali, Muhammad (1942-2016)
Antiquities
Berry, Chuck
Cities
Civil rights
Collections and collecting
Museums
Turner, Nat (1800-1831)
United States
Washington DC
Chicago Illinois
Georgia
United States > US
Maryland
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Summary:[...]as the collection continues to grow- 18,000 items and counting- what strikes you is the range of what's gathered here, the startling juxtapositions and diverse, overlapping narratives. Because I grew up in a small town in southern Georgia, the story of the civil rights movement is very personal to me.
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ISSN:0037-7333
1930-5508