Rescuing, Preserving, Documenting and Exhibiting the Courage
of African Americans over the Past Four Centuries.

The Mark E. Mitchell Collection of African American History spans four centuries, consisting of well over
5,000 individual pieces -- defying description both in scope and content. Here is one of the highlights...

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EDWARD KENNEDY "DUKE" ELLINGTON -- Bandleader, Composer, Pianist

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