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On the 50th anniversary of a turning point in African American history, the doors open at the site of a famous 1960 civil rights lunch counter protest. The $23 million International Civil Rights Museum in Greensboro, North Carolina pays tribute to the struggle for racial equality in the United States.
It is the newest in a growing number of black history museums that have opened in the last 20 years.
"It is an opportunity for us to provide a moment in time in history in a place other than a book. It makes this history real," says Amelia Parker, the museum's executive director.
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