In response to recent attacks on the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History in Washington, DC, Gigi Muirheid offers this firsthand account of her recent visit: “Last month I was able to visit the NMAAHC. During a 3-hour visit, I only had time to see several of the five floors. Starting with the bottom floor exhibits on the Middle Passage, I worked my way up to the second floor where artifacts from Reconstruction through the Civil Rights era of the 1960s are on display. Here I could see things that I have known about in my lifetime: a dress sewn by Rosa Parks, posters for the NAACP, a segregated train car, and bar stools from the 1960s lunch counter in the Greensboro, NC Woolworth’s. My high school biology teacher took part in these sit-ins and told us stories about them in class. I look forward to returning to the museum and encourage you to visit too! In the meantime, visit https://tinyurl.com/DHPCDefendingFreedom to see some of the many exhibits available.”

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