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And if you stick around long enough, the twinkling and hopeful chimes of another tune follow: instantly recognisable to many as the US black national anthem.
Around lunchtime, the melody of alma mater of the historically black college and university (HBCU) clangs from the library's bell tower.
Tucked away on a hilltop, removed from DC's busy streets, sits Founders Library – an academic landmark home to the world's largest archive of records on the black experience. Twice a day, the air surrounding Howard University's Washington, DC campus rings with a freedom song.
