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(Audio and Images) National Museum Home To Black Heroes And Foes

July 18, 2010 by editor  (View Source

(npr) There's still nearly five years to go before the National Museum of African American History and Culture opens its doors in Washington D.C. But to Lonnie Bunch it feels more like five days. As the founding director of the museum, he's crossing the country and the seas to build the collection for the museum. Yet from time to time, he still finds a few minutes to tell NPR's Guy Raz about his latest discoveries. This time, we learn about some hard-working men from black history — one a hero, and the other a slave trader.


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