This Smithsonian museum is dedicated to the preservation of African American culture. Includes a portrait gallery, profiles of African American artists, exhibitions devoted to the struggle for civil rights, historical photographs and information on how to preserve documents and objects of historical significance. Notable collections include the Harriet Tubman collection and the Black Museum Fashion collection.

Concepts

civil rights, fashion, black history month, harriet tubman, african american culture

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Additional Tags

art, preservation, smithsonian: national museum of african american history and culture, african american

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)