A Masterpiece Museum On The Nation’s Mall

By Jamie Stiehm

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The first of September was a bright morning on the National Mall. We went to pay respects to the National Museum of African American History and Culture. On the top floor, we were greeted by Chuck Berry’s sleek red convertible. Nearby, Odetta sang “Oh, Freedom” at the March on Washington. Marian Anderson performed at the Lincoln Memorial on Easter Sunday. Gospel, jazz and the blues rose from Black culture. When we walked out from the […]

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Jamie Stiehm
Jamie Stiehm
Jamie Stiehm is a Washington journalist and public speaker who writes a syndicated column on national politics and history for Creators Syndicate. Her commentaries and op-eds have appeared in leading newspapers across the nation, such as American Heritage, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and San Francisco Chronicle. She wrote several essays for The New York Times’ “Disunion” series on the Civil War, one of which, The War Comes Home for Lee, was chosen for their hardbound collection, Disunion, published by Oxford University Press [2016].

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