This act authorized the creation of a Smithsonian Institution museum dedicated to the legacy of African Americans in America.
The attendees included members of the Presidential Commission on the Development of the National Museum of African American History and Culture: Dr. Robert Wright, commission Chairman; Renee Amoore; Vicky Bailey; Andrew McLemore, Jr.; Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C.; Senator Rick Santorum, R-Penn.; Michael Lomax; Congressman John Lewis, D-Ga.; Harold Skramstad, Jr.; Barbara Franco; Robert Wilkins; Senator Sam Brownback, R-Kan.; Cicely Tyson; Lerone Bennett, Jr.; Congressman John Larson, D-Conn.; Eric Sexton; Claudine Brown; Larry Small, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution; and Currie Ballard.
The National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), is a Smithsonian Institution museum located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Established in 2003 its permanent home opened in 2016 with a ceremony led by President Barack Obama.