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Letter to the editor: How low the Smithsonian has sunk

In this photo taken June 9, 2015, construction continues on The Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, scheduled to open in 2016. . A record number of U.S. tourists visited Washington last year. The citys tourism bureau, Destination DC, announced Tuesday, May 3, 2016, that the nations capital welcomed 19.3 million domestic visitors in 2015. Thats up one million from the 2014 total, and it shows the continuing strength of Washingtons tourism industry after the Great Recession. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

A Frenchman’s legacy, America’s black history museum

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

Roots of the Smithsonian