The weekend long festivities for the grand opening of The New African-American Civil War Memorial and Museum in Washington, DC begins on Saturday July 16, 2011. 
“Using photographs, documents and state of the art audio visual equipment, the museum helps visitors understand the African American’s heroic and largely unknown struggle for freedom. The museum is located two blocks west of the Memorial in the historic U street corridor. To assist visitors, researchers, and descendants of USCT, the Museum also offers important educational and research tools.”
Joining in the celebration will be local dignitaries, with speeches of course, panel discussions and an all day film festival on Sunday July 17. A few of the films showing are listed below:
The Freedom Riders
Glory
Eyes on the Prize
For Love of Liberty
The New African-American Civil War Memorial and Museum
1925 Vermont Avenue. NW Washington, DC