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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book historical account

"A Fool’s Errand: Creating the National Museum of African American History and Culture in the Age of Bush, Obama, and Trump" is Lonnie G. Bunch III’s memoir and historical account of the decades-long struggle, political negotiations, and curatorial vision behind establishing the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture.

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instanceOf	book ⓘ historical account ⓘ
about	Smithsonian Institution NERFINISHED ⓘ development of a national museum on the National Mall ⓘ
author	Lonnie G. Bunch III NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfPublication	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
describes	collecting artifacts for the National Museum of African American History and Culture ⓘ decades-long struggle to establish the National Museum of African American History and Culture ⓘ design and construction process of the National Museum of African American History and Culture ⓘ fundraising efforts for the National Museum of African American History and Culture ⓘ
exploresTheme	leadership and institution-building ⓘ politics of commemoration ⓘ race and memory in the United States ⓘ representation of African American history in national institutions ⓘ
focusesOn	creation of the National Museum of African American History and Culture ⓘ curatorial vision for the museum ⓘ political negotiations behind the museum’s establishment ⓘ
genre	museum memoir ⓘ nonfiction ⓘ political history ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainProtagonist	Lonnie G. Bunch III NERFINISHED ⓘ
narrativePerspective	first person ⓘ
publisher	Smithsonian Books NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedInstitution	National Museum of African American History and Culture NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedOrganization	Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents NERFINISHED ⓘ
setting	National Mall NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ
subject	African American history ⓘ National Museum of African American History and Culture NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. politics ⓘ museum studies ⓘ public history ⓘ
targetAudience	readers interested in African American history ⓘ readers interested in museum professionals and public historians ⓘ
timePeriodCovered	presidency of Barack Obama ⓘ presidency of Donald Trump ⓘ presidency of George W. Bush ⓘ

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