In a short essay published on May 31, 2020, Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch wrote that the recent killing in Minnesota of George Floyd has forced the country to "confront the reality that, despite gains made in the past 50 years, we are still a nation riven by inequality and racial division."
At the link below, the articles, videos, podcasts and websites from the Smithsonian chronicle the history of anti-black violence and inequality in the United States.