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VOL. 51, NO. 48 • SEPTEMBER 8 - 14, 2016
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Remembering 9/11: Fifteen Years Later Where Were You; How Has Life in America Changed?
By D. Kevin McNeir WI Editor On Sunday, the National Museum of American History will feature a one-day exhibit (11 a.m. to 4 p.m.) in Flag Hall, displaying
more than 35 objects from the three sites, New York, The Pentagon and Shanksville, Pa. – as part of its commemoration of the 15th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. Some of the objects that will
be displayed include: airplane fragments, lights from a crushed FDNY fire truck, a flight attendant’s handbook from Flight 93, clothing and equipment from first responders and items recovered from offices at the Pentagon.
That day, September 11, 2001, often referred to as 9/11, will forever be etched in the minds of Americans and the world – a day when a series of four coordinated terrorist
Talks Slave Cabins, Community Involvement The new Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture contains an exhibit that features slave cabins, one that curator and museum specialist Mary Elliott called powerful. Almost as powerful, however, is Elliott's recounting of the vital input and assistance from one local citizen who inspired many seniors and others to participate in the new museum.
"To get all the stories together about the slave cabins, we brought in the help of a genealogist and we used our local research here and reached out to the community," Elliott said. "And, when we were dismantling the cabin, the community came out and it was black, white, young, older men and woman who were there. But there was one young woman whose name was Eileen and she was very important. "Eileen was just over 50 and she really helped us connect with the el-
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Capitol Wheel to be Lit for Cancer Fundraiser
Researcher Provides Unique Perspective of New Museum By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer
BEFRORE AND AFTER: Scenes from New York City and the World Trade Center before and after 9/11.
By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer
5The Capital Wheel will be illuminated for the Stand Up to Cancer event on Sept. 9. / Photo by Roy Lewis
The famous Capital Wheel in National Harbor that overlooks D.C. is once again one of numerous landmarks across the United States and Canada that will be illuminated to promote the biennial Stand Up to Cancer telethon. The landmarks will be lit starting Thursday, Sept. 8, ahead of an hourlong fundraiser that will air live the next day on numerous American and Canadian networks. In all, more than 90 historic buildings and landmarks will be illuminated in the event's colors during the week leading up to the fifth biennial roadblock telecast airing in both countries Friday 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the East Coast, organizers said. All of the structures will be lit in a combination of the organization's signature colors: red, orange, yellow and white.
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