First House Resolution for African American Monument
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PrintCongressman Leonidas C. Dyer of Missouri introduces the first bill (HR18721) for a memorial on the National Mall for African American soldiers who fought in the Civil War and the First World War. This marks the beginning of the quest for a national museum dedicated to the history and culture of African Americans, ultimatley leading to the establishment of the National Museum of African American history and Culture, which opened in 2016
Chronology of Smithsonian History
Brooks, LeRonn P. "Past/ Present/ Future Memory, Legislation, and the National Museum of African American History and Culture." Calloloo 30, no. 4 (May/June 2015): 711-28. doi:https://muse.jhu.edu/article/609825.
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
December 12, 1916
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