New Orleans: Mobile museum highlights black history
A mobile museum highlighting the major contributions of African-Americans in the history of the United States will make its debut in downtown New Orleans today as part of the Essence Music Festival.
The "America I AM Across America" tour will provide a 15- to 20-minute sneak peek at artifacts to be featured in a traveling museum exhibit documenting the rich history of Africans in America, slated to open in November.
Highlighted pieces appearing in the mobile museum will include slave shackles, a pair of Muhammad Ali's boxing gloves and letters written by Frederick Douglass and Marcus Garvey.
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The "America I AM Across America" tour will provide a 15- to 20-minute sneak peek at artifacts to be featured in a traveling museum exhibit documenting the rich history of Africans in America, slated to open in November.
Highlighted pieces appearing in the mobile museum will include slave shackles, a pair of Muhammad Ali's boxing gloves and letters written by Frederick Douglass and Marcus Garvey.