The making. Thank you. [applause] announcer youre watching American History tv, all weekend, every weekend, on cspan3. Each week, American History tvs american artifacts visits museums, archives, and historic places. The National Museum of africanAmerican History and culture opened in september of 2016. Located on the National Mall near the washington monument, the museum has quickly become one of the most visited in the Nations Capital with capacity crowds almost every day. Up next, we visit the museum to tour the history galleries which begins three stories underground. Mary welcome to the exhibition. My name is mary elliott and i am a Museum Specialist and cocurator of the slavery and freedom exhibition, which is one of three exhibitions in the history gallery. We actually have three exhibitions in this gallery and those exhibitions cover 15thcentury africa and europe all the way to today. Some of the themes we cover in the exhibition include holding onto humanity under some of the
American artifacts visits archives and historic places. The National Museum of African American history and culture opened in september of 2016. Malled on the National Near the washington monument, the museum has quickly become one of the most visited in the nations capital, with capacity crowds almost every day. Next, we visit the museum to tour the history galleries which began three stories underground. Welcome to the slavery and freedom exhibition. My name is mary elliott and i am a Museum Specialist and cocurator of the exhibition, which is one of three in the history gallery at the museum. We have three exhibitions in this gallery and those exhibitions cover 15thcentury africa and europe all the way through today. Some of the themes we cover in the exhibition include holding onto humanity under some of the most inhumane conditions. Reality ofthe harsh how africans and African Americans shaped the world as well as the nation. We look at how they were shaped by the landscape and sh
History galleries, which begins three stories underground. Mary my name is mary elliott and i am a Museum Specialist and cocurator of the slavery exhibition, which is one of three exhibitions in the history gallery. We have three exhibitions in this gallery and those 15thcenturyover africa and europe all the way to today. Some of the themes we cover include holding onto humanity under some of the most inhumane conditions. We look at the harsh realities of slavery and freedom, the resistance and survival of a people. We look at africans and African Americans shaped the world as well as a nation. We look at how they shaped the landscape. That means socially, politically, economically, geographically, as well as culturally and intellectually. What is important for people to thesetand is we look at stories as human stories. They are told through the africanamerican lens. This is a shared history and you will see yourself throughout this exhibition. At one oft looking the opening labels for
Mary welcome to the slavery and freedom exhibition. My name is mary elliott and i am a Museum Specialist and cocurator of the slavery and freedom exhibition, which is one of three exhibitions in the history gallery. We have three exhibitions in this gallery and those exhibitions cover 15thcentury africa and europe all the way to today. Some of the themes we cover include holding onto humanity under some of the most inhumane conditions. We look at the harsh realities of slavery and freedom, the resistance and survival of a people. We look at africans and African Americans shaped the world as well as a nation. We look at how they shaped the the landscape and were shaped by the landscape. That means socially, politically, economically, geographically, as well as culturally and intellectually. What is important for people to understand is we look at these stories that are american stories. They are human stories. They are told through the africanamerican lens. Equally important to understa
The history of trenton, new jersey. Long history. S a for the united states, it is very old. It was founded in 1679. An important part in the American Revolution, then a long part in the industrial revolution. There are a lot of great thats what makes trenton special. It was a mix of old and new is what makes cities great. Thee took a driving tour of city with architect and Trenton Historical Society member john hatch. We are just going to head up to the corner then you will make a left. These barracks were built for the french and indian war, the building was built in 1758. There were i think three other barracks built in new jersey but it human one that is still in existence. Now its a museum, a great museum. They do reenactments in the front courtyard, including musket fire. [laughter] if you are not used to it that can because for concern, my office is right across the street so we hear it all the time. [laughter] this is west state street. We are approaching the statehouse the sta