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Make Good the Promises of Reconstruction: A Conversation and Virtual Exhibition Tour with Candra Flanagan

Listen to this recorded conversation with Candra Flanagan, Director of Teaching and Learning at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture, as we explore the museum’s exhibition, “Make Good the Promises: Reconstruction and Its Legacies.”

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Listen to this recorded conversation with Candra Flanagan, Director of Teaching and Learning at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), as we explore the museum’s exhibition on “Make Good the Promises: Reconstruction and Its Legacies.” This webinar featured a virtual tour of NMAAHC's “Make Good the Promises: Reconstruction and Its Legacies” exhibition and moderated Q&A about the legacies of Reconstruction.

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