Smithsonian Exhibition: A Place for All People

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The Fort Smith Museum of History is proud to present “A Place for All People," a historic poster exhibit celebrating the opening of the newest Smithsonian museum, the National Museum of African American History and Culture. 

The African American story is one characterized by pain and glory, power and civility, enslavement and freedom. A Place for All People evokes the power of oration and freedom stories, the brilliance of artistic achievement, and the soaring heights of cultural expression, philosophy, sports, and politics. In addition to profiling the long struggle to create the Museum, the building’s architectural design, and its prominent location on the National Mall, the poster exhibit is a survey of the African American community’s powerful, deep, and lasting contributions to the American story. A Place for All People: Introducing the National Museum of African American History and Culture is organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service in collaboration with the museum.

Complimenting the poster exhibition will be highlights of local Black History, which include artifacts and images that tell the stories of the local Black Community in Fort Smith. The exhibition opens on Thursday, February 1 at 5:30 with a short program and words from Arkansas State Representative, Jay Richardson.

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