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Lifting As We Climb

The History & Culture Access Consortium (HCAC) is a multi year initiative led by the Office of Strategic Partnerships at the National Museum of African American History & Culture (NMAAHC) to create lasting benefits for Historically Black College and University (HBCU) archives and museums. 
This section provides a wealth of resources to support HBCU stakeholders in strengthening collections stewardship, strategic planning, digital preservation, and talent pipeline development. 
It also features frameworks, training materials, and best practices emerging from our collaborative process and enable others to contribute to this collective impact endeavor.

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Publications

Through this process, we are creating a commonality in museum practice. Even for students, they are learning, they are getting this training so when they apply to another institution, they are bringing learned experience with them.
HCAC MUSEUM DIRECTOR
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SENSITIVE CONTENT WARNING!

The following web page may include graphic imagery and/or content.

Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.

This website contains links to or from third-party sites that are not under the control of the Smithsonian. Click here for the Smithsonian Terms of Use regarding Third Party Websites. The appearance of external links on the Smithsonian’s websites or social media accounts does not constitute an official endorsement on behalf of the Smithsonian.

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