“Mayor Miller, you have a history of attacking appointed African-American representatives on boards and commissions.”
Joyce Foreman
“One of the themes throughout African-American history, going back to before the Civil War, is many African-Americans viewing themselves as a nation, or a nationality, within the borders of the United States.”
Michael Dawson
“African-American history is American history.”
Joyce Williams
“African-American history is not something that can be put on display solely during the month of February and then put in a box for storage until the following February. [African-American history] is an integral part of American history and the history of African peoples is an integral part of world history.”
Robert Hall
“We (SEALS) would like to educate not only African-Americans, but other races about African-American history.”
Jonathan Kerry
“This is how to understand America. So having the Museum of African American History and Culture on the mall, surrounded by the other museums, will make African-American culture central to all Americans.”
Lonnie Bunch
“I became interested in all the history of African-American people that had been left out of school and history books.”
Jacqui Lewis
