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1 Gerald A. Reynolds, et al., Letter: From Commission to Smithsonian Institution Secretary Lawrence Small regarding Proposed African American Museum on National Mall 1 (2005)

handle is hein.civil/uscdhd0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20425 OFFICE OF STAFF DIRECTOR May 17, 2005 Secretary Lawrence M. Small Smithsonian Institution SIB 205 MRC 016 P.O. Box 37012 Washington, DC 20013- 7012 Dear Secretary Small: We are writing to you as members of the United States Commission on Civil Rights to unanimously urge that the Smithsonian Institution's Board of Regents choose a prominent site on the Mall, in Washington, D.C., as the site for the National Museum for African American History and Culture. As you are well aware, throughout our nation's history, the contributions of black Americans have stirred our nation's conscience and helped shape our character. It is important for every American to know that history. By highlighting the accomplishments of black Americans, such as George Washington Carver and Colin Powell, and by telling the story of the Civil Rights Revolution, this museum will educate and inspire all Americans. In the 1950s and 1960s the courage of ordinary citizens, both black and white, joined such heroic figures as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks to force the nation to confront the moral failing of racial oppression. The placement of the National Museum for African American History and Culture on the Mall in Washington, D.C., would appropriately signify the great importance of the cultural contributions of black Americans to American History. Sjincerely, Gerald A. Reynolds, C tr Abigail The nstrom, Vice Chair

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