Free [epub]$$ A Fool's Errand Creating the National Museum of African American History and Culture in the Age of Bush Obama and Trump ^READ^

Free [epub]$$ A Fool's Errand: Creating the National Museum of African
American History and Culture in the Age of Bush, Obama, and Trump
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Free [epub]$$ A
Fool's Errand:
Creating the
National Museum
of African
American History
and Culture in
the Age of Bush,
Obama, and Trump
^*READ^*
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“Seamlessly weaves the personal and political work that went into
envisioning, planning, funding, building, and opening the museum.―
—Library Journal, starred review 'Like the Smithsonian National Museum
of African American History itself, its inaugural directorâ€s memoir
tells a challenging and ultimately inspiring story of struggle,
perseverence, and uplift.' --Booklist “One reads here a great
historian reaching for the nitty gritty and the mountain tops of
American history in ways that end much better than Albion Tourgéeâ€s
‘foolâ€s errand.â€â€• —David W. Blight “This fascinating memoir
provides the crucial institutional history that NMAAHC so richly
deserves.― —Henry Louis Gates Jr.  “America owes Bunch a debt for
creating the museum, now we are in his debt, again, for this elegant
story of triumph.― —Scott Pelley  “A fascinating depiction of a
dreamer and his destiny as he works faithfully to bring to fruition a
home not just for artifacts, but finally a resting place of memory and
spirit.― —Angela Bassett  “In this engaging and candid book,
Lonnie Bunch enables us to understand how he and a community of
coworkers and supporters created a twenty-first century museum of which
all Americans can be proud.― —Eric Foner  “This stirring tale of
a labor of love should be read by anyone and everyone who wants to
understand how to fight for representation of that which matters most.―
—Darren Walker  “In A Foolâ€s Errand Lonnie Bunch memorializes
the fulfillment of a long overdue undertaking.― —Congressman James E.
Clyburn  “[Bunch] has brought to life a magnificent museum.―
—William S. Cohen  “This book begins like a mystery, unfolds like
a thriller, and ends like a romance novel of love for a people whose
heritage has been hostage to hostility and ignorance. Lonnie Bunch led
in creating a monumental institution that will stand the test of time.―
—Michael Eric Dyson LONNIE G. BUNCH III is Founding Director of the
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, and
now Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. Prior to becoming the
director, he served as the president of the Chicago Historical Society