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Race in America: The Legacy of Juneteenth with Lonnie G. Bunch III

Secretary of the Smithsonian Lonnie G. Bunch III is the founding director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture. Bunch joins Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart for a one-on-one conversation on the legacy of Juneteenth, the commemoration of the ending of slavery in the U.S. They will discuss race, recent protests against police brutality, and his role as the first-ever African American Secretary of the Smithsonian. Join Washington Post Live on Friday, June 19 at 9:00 a.m. ET.

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