Obama opens Smithsonian African-American Museum

WASHINGTON - The first national museum devoted exclusively to the history and culture of African-Americans is now open.President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama opened the new Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture on the National Mall by ringing a bell from a historic African-American church.The museum is the 19th and the newest of the Smithsonians.The push for the museum began in 1915 with African-American Civil War veterans looking for a way to commemor