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News & Politics African American History & Culture Museum Director Kevin Young on Why He Has a Church Pew in His Home He sees a link between history, poetry, and bearing witness—all of them embodied in this civil-rights artifact. First Person, National Museum of African American History and Culture | 4 months ago
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