Conversations in Context: Memory

“Conversations in Context” is a five-part interview series between Lonnie G. Bunch III, 14th Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, and MTV News host Dometi Pongo.  Each 8-10 minute episode will focus on a theme set up to explore parallels between historical milestones and today’s events. From movements to marches, witness an intergenerational discussion that covers everything from Lead Belly to Lil’ Baby, and journey from the Selma to Montgomery March to the Brooklyn Liberation parade. Secretary Bunch will provide commentary on significant milestones to help us better understand how history can help move us forward.

Lonnie Bunch III as an infant with his family at his maternal grandparents’ home in Woodland, North Carolina, 1954.
From left, front row: Lonnie Bunch III, mother Montrose Boone Bunch and father Lonnie Bunch Jr.
From left, back row: Maternal grandparents John Boone and Flossie Boone, paternal grandfather Lonnie Bunch Sr.
Photo courtesy Lonnie Bunch via The History Makers. org

Episode Five: Memory

Lonnie Bunch and Dometi Pongo reflect on their own personal histories.

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