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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Washington – 21 August 2025
1. Pan shot of a exhibition related to slavery at the National Museum of African American History and Culture
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Brittany Wilson, museum visitor:
"It’s unfortunate. I think it’s really important to preserve American history and African-American culture is American history. And so in order to preserve, one, preserve our history, but also to really understand so that we don’t repeat history."
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Washington – 13 August 2025
3. Exterior shot of National Portrait Gallery, with Smithsonian Institution’s name on the building
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Washington – 21 August 2025
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Allan McNaughton, museum visitor from New Zealand:
"I don’t believe the president has the right to change it because the n ext p resident won’t believe in that and put it back. So you have to leave things as they were because that’s the truth."
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Washington – 13 August 2025
5. Pan from the Washington Monument in the background to the National Museum of African American History
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Washington – 21 August 2025
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Azunna Njoku, museum visitor:
"I don’t think it’s good to erase the past because you erased the past, you can’t learn from it. So, definitely coming, learning about the past even though it’s hard to see how our country used to be. I hope we can learn from our mistakes and come together as one instead of being separated."
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Washington – 13 August 2025
7. Exterior of National Museum of African American History and Culture with the Washington Monument in the background.
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Washington – 21 August 2025
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Tammy Schlador, museum visitor:
"I think our country is most successful when we don’t forget where we came from because we cannot repeat what we’ve done in the past that was so bad. We need to grow and learn and get better. And the only way we can do that is by knowing our history, the real unvarnished truth."
9. A statue of an African American woman sitting on a chair inside the National Museum of African American History and Culture
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Melissa Perez Gelgado, museum visitor:
"So it was really cool, I really liked the fact that we could learn more about history. I feel like nowadays we don’t get a lot about that and that’s kind of pushed back a little bit. But definitely seeing the different timelines and where everything is from and how that came about, I’ve really enjoyed seeing that."
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Washington – 13 August 2025
11. Pan of an exhibition called "Many Voices, One Nation" in the Smithsonian’s American History Museum
STORYLINE:
The White House is ordering a review of the Smithsonian museums to align content with President Donald Trump’s interpretation of American history.
"Everything discussed is how horrible our Country is, how bad Slavery was, and how unaccomplished the downtrodden have been — Nothing about Success, nothing about Brightness, nothing about the Future," President Trump wrote on social media
The Associated Press asked visitors at the National Museum of African American History and Culture for their reactions.
"I don’t believe the President has the right to change it because the next President won’t believe in that and put it back," said Allan McNaughton, who is visiting from New Zealand. "So you have to leave things as they were because that’s the truth."
Others shared a similar view. Brittany Wilson thinks it’s important to preserve American history.
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