John Robert Edward Kinard was a social activist, pastor and museum director. He is probably best known for his work as director of the Anacostia Museum, founded by the Smithsonian Institution in 1967. Kinard served as the first African American director of the museum where he remained until his death. Kinard was born in November […]
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