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    May 31

    "These past few weeks have reflected the complicated, paradoxical racial history of the United States in violent, vivid, and painful ways..." - Excerpt from statement by Anthea M. Hartig

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  2. 1 hour ago

    Recognizing the tragic killing of George Floyd has spurred a transformative time in US history, we're collecting today so that the world, in the present and future, can understand the role that race has played in our complicated history. More information:

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    “It is critical that we collect so this moment does not get lost,” reflected curator Aaron Bryant. We have formed a coalition with and to document, collect and preserve the expressions of protest and hope.

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    15 hours ago

    Museums Collect Protest Signs to Preserve History in Real Time - The New York Times, oh yes, ⁦⁩, ⁦⁩, ⁦⁩

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    3 hours ago

    Our Museum, the and the have formed a coalition to document, collect and preserve the expressions of protest and hope from Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C. (). More:

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    Jun 10

    🔥NEW: Lena Richard is a culinary name you should know but you may not! Tune in as we discuss the intersection of Black history and Creole cuisine with , and curators + . 🔊on:

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  7. Retweeted
    Jun 10

    When I started the job as Secretary, I knew I wanted the Smithsonian to have a greater impact, to provide tools that help us better understand our lives. "Race, Community and Our Shared Future" is one of the ways we'll bring that mission to life.

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    Jun 8

    "Race, Community and Our Shared Future," will use Smithsonian expertise, scholarship, and collections to help our nation better understand the challenges that arise from racism to confront our difficult history and to unite to bring healing and hope.

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    Jun 8

    Today we announced an initiative to explore how Americans understand, experience and confront race. It will examine the historical context of today’s challenges, and frame conversations to build a more inclusive, sustainable future. Our founding partner is .

    "Race, Community and Our Shared Future," will use Smithsonian expertise, scholarship, and collections to help our nation better understand the challenges that arise from racism to confront our difficult history and to unite to bring healing and hope.
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  10. Jun 6

    African Americans soldiers came home to a country that was still fraught with racism and segregation. Soldier Paul Bland shared his experiences at war and his feelings about his return with us:

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  11. Jun 6

    African Americans fought for both victory against enemies abroad and against discrimination at home—a Double V. The Double V campaign swept the country, where African Americans faced segregated and unequal treatment and facilities, including in the military itself.

    A Tuskegee Airman.
    A man in military uniform.
    A man in military uniform.
    A woman in military uniform.
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  12. Jun 6

    D-Day was the 320th’s first assignment. Master Sergeant Wallace B. Jackson, a member of the battalion, retrieved these stones and bandages from the Normandy beaches and sent it Hattye T. Yarbrough, an educator and wife of a veteran. Today the objects are in ’s collection.

    A rock that reads "D-Day June 6 '44."
    A rock that reads "D-Day June 6, 44"
    Bandages with German writing on them that read "D-Day June 6, 44"
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  13. Jun 6

    On June 6, 1944, D-Day, thousands of Allied naval vessels and planes streamed toward Nazi-occupied France to break through Hitler's coastal defenses. Robert Capa captured this image of American troops landing in Normandy. More about D-Day:

    Soldiers head towards the shores of Normandy, trudging through water.
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  14. Jun 6

    The photograph to the left shows the barrage balloons flying above the beaches of Normandy, protecting those below. The photograph to the right shows members of the 320th pulling a barrage balloon through a partly cleared mine field to a new site in France, 22 August 1944.

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  15. Jun 6

    76 years ago today, the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion, an all African American unit, were part of the first waves of soldiers on Omaha and Utah beaches on D-Day. They brought barrage balloons ashore to help protect the soldiers that would follow.

    Barrage balloons protect dozens of ships on the Normandy beaches as they offload the men, material, and munitions needed to expand the beachhead
    From left to right, PFC Arko Shaw, PFC Alvin Smith, Cpl. Jessie Sumlin, and Pvt. James Shrapshire hauling a barrage balloon through a partly cleared mine field to a new site in France, 22 August 1944.
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    Jun 3

    Share your during these trying times. We want to hear stories of how communities are supporting each other on a day-to-day basis. Visit our page at to share or your story or call 202.335.7288 to record your oral history!

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    Jun 2

    Just as the Civil Rights and Black Power movements pursued goals of justice and equality in the 20th century, Americans must decide how to advance these goals into the 21st century.

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  18. Jun 1

    "Turn anger, fear, and grief into action" reads this 1987 poster commenting on inaction during the AIDS epidemic As begins, we're reflecting on the many ways Americans have fought for equality on behalf of themselves and others. All month, we will be sharing their stories

    A poster that reads Silence = Death.
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  19. May 31

    supports that work with this resource on how to be antiracist.

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  20. May 31

    In statements made today, reminded us that “we are still a nation riven by inequality and racial division” and challenged us to ask “ourselves daily what we each must do to heal the nation’s gaping wounds and find ways to move forward.”

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  21. May 31

    Today in 1921, the deadliest racial massacre in U.S. history took place in Tulsa, Oklahoma, against a thriving African American community known as "Black Wall Street." Explore that important history in this Twitter moment:

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