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The Collector's Collector: Mark E. Mitchell

Mark E. Mitchell (Courtesy Mark E. Mitchell)[/caption] The Mark E. Mitchell Collection of African American History, comprised of well over 1,000 individual pieces, includes priceless gems such as handwritten letters…

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A Motor City Celebration of Culture: The Museum of African American History

By Lisa R. Foeman While Oprah Winfrey may have popularized the phrase “remembering our spirits,” it was Dr. Charles Wright who sought to soothe them through the live display of…

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How One Private Collection Built a Public Institution

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The Schomburg is in Vogue

By Carla Robinson Arturo Alfonso Schomburg set out on a mission. He collected more than 10,000 items that documented the history and culture of people of the African Diaspora, which…

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