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Lonnie Bunch Makes History at the Smithsonian Institution

The former head of the Chicago History Museum has a new job as head of the Smithsonian.

Aired 06/20/2019 | Rating NR

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Lonnie Bunch Makes History at the Smithsonian Institution

Clip: 6/20/2019 | 11m 23sVideo has Closed Captions

The former head of the Chicago History Museum has a new job as head of the Smithsonian.

The former head of the Chicago Historical Society, who created the Smithsonian’s African American history museum, is now running the Smithsonian itself – and is here to talk about it.

Aired 06/20/2019 | Rating NR

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