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Retiring Smithsonian head Lonnie G. Bunch III: "You can run from history, but you can't hide"
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from CBS News · North America
In 2019, Bunch became both the first historian and the first African American to serve as Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. As he prepares to retire, he talks about the museums' mission to protect history, and give America a full picture of itself.
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