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[Published: Sunday September 25 2016]

US: Obama opens African-American museum
Washington 25 Sep (ANA) - The first black president of the US has formally opened the first US national museum about African-American history, in Washington DC. Barack Obama said the $ 540m (£ 415m) museum represented a "common journey towards freedom". The building, designed by British architect David Adjaye, sits on Washington's National Mall. Mr Obama was joined by his predecessor George W Bush, who signed the bill in 2003 to allow construction to
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Mr Obama urged African-Americans to "come here and see the power of your own agency". "The very fact of this day does not prove that America is perfect, but it does validate the ideas of our founding - that this country born of change, of revolution, of we the people, that this country can get better."
Both Mr Bush and his wife Laura addressed the crowd. They were followed by Stevie Wonder, who performed the song Where Is Our Love. Mr Obama then rang a bell belonging to one of America's oldest black churches to formally open the museum.(ANA)
FA/ANA/25 September 2016-------

 


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