Lester Holt Shares First Look Inside Smithsonian’s New African American Museum | TODAY

Rep. John Lewis spent 25 years trying to pass a bill to make the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture a reality. Now, as its doors are about to open at last, NBC’s Lester Holt offers TODAY viewers an exclusive sneak peek.
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Lester Holt Shares First Look Inside Smithsonian’s New African American Museum | TODAY

[@PicknTime]

I'll be visiting next time I'm in DC

[@chiefs816kc]

I have been there twice. There are things in that museum that will make you laugh, dance, and cry!

[@tinkhix]

took forever for them to open the museum. can't wait drive and visit

[@heru-deshet359]

When the African American Museum placed its 'Whiteness' Chart on Its Website, I swore I would never visit the museum. Now more than ever, it's become more racist, something it wasn't supposed to be for. Before this museum opened, most of its exhibits were in the National museum of American History.

[@ThinkLascivious]

Time for Black Americans to rise up! #NewRevolution

[@RodneyEJohnson]

May we all have a day in our life to take our family and friends....being blessed, This !

[@seanjohn864]

bout time

[@SkinnyEMedia]

Good gesture that they would build and open this museum but in today's climate which is increasingly swinging to the 'alt-right' and populist conservatism, it's fair to say that I think this museum will get plenty of backlash from the mainstream public. Make no mistake, the Internet (especially comments sections) can sometimes bring the worst in people.

[@7seven2duece]

Has anyone been to this yet? If so did they have anything on the inventions of African Americans or just Slave/Civil Rights/Entertainers.

[@davidelliott1594]

+Jay I have not been there yet, but I've watched many videos of the tours of the facility, and I did notice some exhibits on inventors such as Garrett Morgan.