Lowe's Donates $1M To African American Museum

Lowe's Home Improvement is donating $1 million dollars to the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Money from the Mooresville-based company will support exhibitions and programs at the museum, which is being dedicated Saturday by President Obama.

The Charlotte Observer reports the exhibits will include artifacts from both Carolinas, including the lunch counter from the 1960 Woolworth's sit-ins in Greensboro.

The museum is located on five acres adjacent to the Washington Monument, and holds a collection of about 30,000 objects covering major periods of African American history.

It will be the country's largest and most comprehensive cultural institution devoted to telling the stories of African Americans.