H. Beecher Hicks III – National Museum of African American Music

Ed talks with H. Beecher Hicks III, CEO and president of the National Museum of African American Music. They discuss the 20-year journey to the creation of the museum’s opening, the importance of Black music to American history and the chronical look the museum take to tell the rich story of Black music. They also talk about some of the 1,500 items of memorabilia that is housed in the building and why Nashville, Tennessee became home to the interactive museum.

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