Waterloo's African American museum opens to the public for the first time

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Waterloo's African American museum opens to the public for the first time

… of the city’s African American community.

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Waterloo's African American Cultural and Historical Museum … when the city’s African American population swelled as industrial … will encourage conversations about African American history with the …

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