Lonnie G. Bunch III
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“History often teaches us to embrace ambiguity, to understand there aren’t simple answers to complex questions, and Americans tend to like simple answers to complex questions. So the challenge is to use history to help the public feel comfortable with nuance and complexity.”
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“He then said words that have shaped my career: if you are a historian then your job better be to help people remember not just what they want to remember, but what they need to remember.”
― A Fool's Errand: Creating the National Museum of African American History and Culture in the Age of Bush, Obama, and Trump
― A Fool's Errand: Creating the National Museum of African American History and Culture in the Age of Bush, Obama, and Trump
“We want to remember that America is at its best when it’s struggling to live up to its stated ideals.”
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