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At night, she worked on her novels. By day, as an editor at Random House, she championed a new generation of writers.

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Some of these notable projects are now completed, such as the S mithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., which opened in 2016.

The exhibit is called Never Turn Back: Echoes of African American Music. Soundside host Libby Denkmann caught up with curator Adeerya Johnson for a tour of the exhibit.