Understanding America: Conversations with Lonnie G. Bunch III, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
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Join Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III for the final edition of Understanding America, moderated by award-winning journalist Laura Coates, commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture. As the museum marks a decade of transforming how millions of visitors engage with the American story, and as the nation commemorates the 250th anniversary of the United States, this timely conversation will reflect on the role museums play in helping us examine the past, consider multiple perspectives, and deepen our understanding of the people, ideas, and experiences that continue to shape America. Laura Coates will moderate the conversation between Secretary Bunch and his special guests as they explore the museum’s extraordinary first decade, the enduring importance of African American history to the nation’s story, and the opportunities presented by America’s 250th birthday. The conversation will reflect on our past and our shared future.
