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Retiring Smithsonian head Lonnie G. Bunch III: "You can run from history, but you can't hide"
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. CBS News is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 20 Sept 2026, 13:44 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Retiring Smithsonian head Lonnie G. Bunch III: "You can run from history, but you can't hide"”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
In 2019, Bunch became both the first historian and the first African American to serve as Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. As he prepares to retire, he talks about the museums' mission to protect history, and give America a full picture of itself.
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Retiring Smithsonian head Lonnie Bunch on protecting history
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