Smithsonian Museum Considers Collecting Drawings Made By Detained Migrant Children
The National Museum of American History said it has a long commitment to documenting "history as it unfolds." It reached out to pediatricians who shared images made by children after their release.
by Sasha Ingber
Jul 09, 2019
2 minutes
Updated at 1 p.m. ET
The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History may add drawings made by formerly detained migrant children to its famous collection.
The drawings depict time spent in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Some of the children's images appeared to show stick figures with frowns and people on floors under blankets.
They last week, after
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