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Alfred Street Baptist Church located in Alexandria, Virginia is one of the nation’s oldest historically African American churches. The church announced that they pledge to donate $1 million to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture.

The $1 million donation to the museum is the largest from a faith-based organization.The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture is scheduled to open on the National Mall in Washington, DC adjacent to the Washington Monument in the fall of 2016.

The museum will allow visitors the opportunity to learn about the African American experience and how African Americans helped to shape America.

 

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