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 118 STAT. 671 PUBLIC LAW 108–238—JUNE 22, 2004 (7) The museum has been the subject of feature stories by CNN, the Wall Street Journal, the Baltimore Sun, the Washington Post, the New York Times, the Chicago Sun Times, the Dallas Morning News, the Los Angeles Times, USA Today, the Afro American Newspaper, Crisis, Essence Magazine, and others. (8) More than 300,000 people from across the Nation visit the museum annually. (9) The new museum will carry on the time honored artistic tradition of the wax medium; in particular, it will recognize the significant value of this medium to commemorate and appreciate great Black Americans whose faces and personages are not widely recognized. (10) The museum will employ the most skilled artisans in the wax medium, use state of the art interactive exhibition technologies, and consult with museum professionals through out the Nation, and its exhibits will feature the following: (A) Blacks who have served in the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States, including those who represented constituencies in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia during the 19th century. (B) Blacks who have served in the judiciary, in the Department of Justice, as prominent attorneys, in law enforcement, and in the struggle for equal rights under the law. (C) Black veterans of various military engagements, including the Buffalo Soldiers and Tuskegee Airmen, and the role of Blacks in the settlement of the western United States. (D) Blacks who have served in senior executive branch positions, including members of Presidents’ Cabinets, Assistant Secretaries and Deputy Secretaries of Federal agencies, and Presidential advisers. (E) Other Blacks whose accomplishments and contribu tions to human history during the last millennium and to the Nation through more than 400 years are exemplary, including Black educators, authors, scientists, inventors, athletes, clergy, and civil rights leaders. (11) The museum plans to develop collaborative programs with other museums, serve as a clearinghouse for training, technical assistance, and other resources involving use of the wax medium, and sponsor traveling exhibits to provide enriching museum experiences for communities throughout the Nation. (12) The museum has been recognized by the State of Maryland and the City of Baltimore as a preeminent facility for presenting and interpreting Black history, using the wax medium in its highest artistic form. (13) The museum is located in the heart of an area des ignated as an empowerment zone, and is considered to be a catalyst for economic and cultural improvements in this economically disadvantaged area.

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