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Three years ago I went to the Smithsonian African American musuem in DC. I should’ve done a thread! So let me do one today.
This is the best Smithsonian musuem I’ve ever been to. I was there for 5 hours and still didnt see everything.
The real Green Book and its history
Yall know I love Whitney Houston. This is one of her dresses!
I was this close to Prince’s jacket and Tambourine!!!
Little Richard’s jacket ate THE GIRLS UP YOU HEAR ME?!
A cabin that our ancestors lived in when were during slavery.
“Slavery by another name”
A jail cell that kept our people captive..
A jail cell that kept our people captive..
Chuck Berry’s cadillac
A dress worn by Marian Anderson
Jimi Hendrix’s vest and guitar! 
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More reminders of the things our people have been through.
Bayard Rustin’s watch. They also acknowledged that he was a GAY man as well. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👏🏽" title="Applaus-Zeichen (mittlerer Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Applaus-Zeichen (mittlerer Hautton)">
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I was happy to see Black Queer representation at the musuem.
Outfits from For Colored Girls and The Wiz play
A segregated class room
