On Sept. 24, President Obama will go to the National Mall to dedicate the National Museum of African American History and Culture, launched by Congress in 2003 and standing in the shadow of the Washington Monument. Founding director Lonnie Bunch, 63, has been working on the project for more than a decade. During Black History Month, he sat down with Capital Download to discuss what he hopes the Smithsonian's newest museum means to America, and what it's meant to himself.
Watch the full interview with our director: usat.ly/1RTmyP6
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