Pledge to Honor Our African American Treasures and History

African American history IS America’s history. Earlier this year on February 22, the new Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) broke ground on the National Mall in Washington, DC. When the museum doors open in 2015, it will be a place of meaning, of memory, of reflection, of laughter, and of hope. The stories, objects, and treasures housed in the NMAAHC’s museum will remind us of where we’ve been; the challenges we still face and point us towards what we can become.

Pledge to support the newest museum of the Smithsonian Institution—the National Museum of African American History and Culture—and help preserve the treasures and history that will stimulate a dialogue about race and help to foster a spirit of reconciliation and healing.

By pledging your support today, you’ll help NMAAHC:

---  Create a place to tell the stories of African Americans from the earliest days of this country to the election of the first African American president and beyond—moments of pain, but also moments of joy and inspiration

---  Allow all Americans to explore and revel in the African American experience, an experience that has affected and shaped us all

--- Recognize the journey that all Americans have taken together, from Emancipation to the Civil Rights movement, from Harriet Tubman to Barack Obama

--- Serve as a place of collaboration and knowledge sharing

To share this important piece of the American experience—the NMAAHC needs your support.

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