Group Calls for New DC Museum of American People

Wall Street Journal: A group that wants to build a National Museum of the American People in Washington to tell the history of immigration is calling on Congress to jump-start the effort. The group is announcing Wednesday that it has support from 130 ethnic and minority organizations. It's asking Congress to support a bipartisan federal commission to study establishing such a museum. Organizer Sam Eskenazi says the Smithsonian museums hold many cultural artifacts, but he says they're not storytelling museums. His effort focuses on the history of immigration and migration that formed the nation. Eskenazi isn't deterred by Congress' focus on cutting spending. He says the museum could be built with private funds. The New York-based group already is proposing five sites near the National Mall.
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