The National Museum of African American History and Culture, located on the National Mall near the Washington Monument, will display more than 33,000 artifacts highlighting the culture and history of black people in America. Below, deacon’s chairs from Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church in Jackson Ward are featured in a museum display on African-American ministers. The Richmond church was founded in 1867 by the Rev. John Jasper.
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New D.C. museum opens with links to local people, history
When the National Museum of African American History and Culture opens this weekend with fanfare, a dedication ceremony Saturday with President Obama and other dignitaries and an anticipated crowd of thousands, a 130-year-old bell shipped to the museum from Williamsburg will ring — and acknowledge history.
