The Smithsonian has amazing artifacts. Which of these do you find most fascinating? Vote here: bit.ly/1l20qya • Contestant #1: A segregated passenger rail car from 1940-1960. White and colored passengers were separated by a divider. This large object will teach visitors to the National Museum of African American History and Culture about Jim Crow-era segregation laws. • Contestant #2: James Smithsons will. Smithson was an English scientist who never got around to visiting America. In his will, he left his fortune to the US to build a place for the increase and diffusion of knowledge. That place? The Smithsonian Institution! • Contestant #3: The 200-year-old flag that inspired the song that became our national anthem. Francis Scott Key saw that it was “still there” after the bombardment of Ft. McHenry, inspiring him to pen the lyrics that begin, O say can you see... Got a favorite? Let us know! Vote: bit.ly/1l20qya
Posted on: Thu, 07 Aug 2014 00:15:01 +0000
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