Black History Museum Debuts Online - washingtonpost.com: Though its physical construction is years away, the National Museum of African American History and Culture today is inaugurating an online spot where visitors can help shape its content.
One feature of the Web site, named after the museum, is a Memory Book, where people can submit a story, photograph or audio recording that tells something about themselves or a moment in African American history.
Other components give a broad look at things the museum is likely to include, such as highlights of the museum's first exhibition, 100 portraits from the National Portrait Gallery and the International Center of Photography, to open at the National Portrait Gallery next month. The museum has also posted recordings of actor and singer Paul Robeson and activist Angela Davis. The recordings are from the archives of the Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.
