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African-American Civil War Museum reopening in DC

By theGrio

5:46 PM on 07/19/2011

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Civil War reenactor Kevin Douglass-Green, great-great-grandson of Fredrick Douglass, looks on during the unveiling ceremony of an original copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by President Abraham Lincoln at the African American Civil War Memorial Museum May 20, 2005 in Washington, DC. In the background is a Fredrick Douglass look-alike. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The African American Civil War Museum in Washington is celebrating its grand reopening in a new, larger location.

Events were held all weekend and Monday. On Saturday the new location in northwest Washington hosted a series of discussions on topics ranging from teaching the civil war to women in the civil rights movement. On Sunday the museum hosted a film festival.

The original African American Civil War Museum opened on U Street in 1999 near the African American Civil War Memorial. Its new location at 1925 Vermont Ave. NW provides about 5,000 square feet after a $5 million renovation. The original location only had about 700 square feet.

The new museum also includes a media center and research area. Details at http://www.afroamcivilwar.org.