ADVANCE FOR RELEASE FRIDAY, SEPT. 8, 2017, AT 12:01 A.M. CDT. AND THEREAFTER- In this Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017, photo, "It's breathtaking; it connects you directly to 1865," said Alan Page of his favorite piece from he and his wife Diane Page's collection of artifacts related to the African-American experience, a handmade canvas funeral banner made following the 1865 assassination President Abraham Lincoln in St. Paul, Minn. Alan Page, a legendary defensive tackle for the Vikings and former associate justice on the Minnesota Supreme Court, and his wife, in 1988, began putting together an extensive collection related to the African-American experience. The collection on display in their home is a difficult but important reminder of what the U.S. has overcome and what it still faces. (Jean Pieri/Pioneer Press via AP)
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