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September 29, 2006: African-American History at the Rosenbach Library

"African American history taught and understood as part of American history, not a separate subject, is the focus of an in-depth exhibit at the Rosenbach Museum and Library in Philadelphia."

"On this warm September evening, Rosenbach museum members gathered to see an unusually diverse collection of rare books, letters, posters and artifacts, all from the Rosenbach’s private collection and all dealing with the experience of blacks in America. The Look Again exhibit’s message is laid out in its subtitle: ‘African American History IS American History,’ meaning there really is no way to learn or discuss American history without recognizing that African American history is involved at each step of the nation’s development."

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