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Smithsonian African American Museum Opens

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A Lowcountry drum from about 1900 is on display at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, Sept. 14, 2016.

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A whip or lash used to punish slaves is on display in the Slavery and Freedom Gallery in the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture during the press preview on the National Mall on Sept. 14, 2016 in Washington.

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A pair of slave shackles are on display in the Slavery and Freedom Gallery in the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture during the press preview on the National Mall on Sept. 14, 2016 in Washington.

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A helmet from the World War I Harlem Hellfighters is on display during a press preview at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington on Sept. 14, 2016.