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A great nation does not hide its history.

“A great nation does not hide its history. It faces its flaws and corrects them. This museum tells the truth that a country founded on the promise of liberty held millions in chains. That the price of our union was America’s original sin.”

The National Museum of African African American History and Culture https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/factsheets/national-museum-african-american-history-and-culture

–Former President George W. Bush, September 2016 speech at the opening ceremony of the National Museum of African American History and Culture/Smithsonian.

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Posted on July 10, 2024

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