Groundbreaking of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (14 images)

President Barack Obama spoke at the groundbreaking of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.on February 22, 2012. The museum is scheduled to open in 2015 and will be the only national museum devoted exclusively to the documentation of African American life, art, history and culture.

President Barack Obama speaks at the ground breaking ceremony for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. on February 22, 2012. The museum is set to open in 2015. UPI/Kevin Dietsch

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President Barack Obama speaks at the ground breaking ceremony for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. on February 22, 2012. Obama was joined by Smithsonian, religious and political leaders. The museum is set to open in 2015. UPI/Kevin Dietsch

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