The Man Who Built 'The Blacksonian' and the Lessons the Past Can Teach Us

The Man Who Built 'The Blacksonian' and the Lessons the Past Can Teach Us

Lonnie Bunch speaks at the dedication ceremony for the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, 24 September 2016. Photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Associated Press/AlamyFull disclosure: The fourteenth Director of the Smithsonian, called “Secretary”, and I are old friends.He told me once that his beloved late father was a GI stationed in Britain during the run-up to D-Day and way beyond.So was mine. Two Black men …