One, Georgetown University professor Jim Millward, said the Trump administration’s pressure on the Smithsonian has him alarmed. “Citizen Historians” aims to do the same for the Smithsonian, said Millward. It really is a repository of human wisdom right here in Washington, D.C.”The historians sent their request for volunteers to friends, neighbors and colleagues. “Some had worked at the Smithsonian before, maybe as docents or even as employees, but many had not. Among the other influential Black women honored are Mamie Till-Mobley, Shirley Chisholm, Lena Horne, Oprah Winfrey and poet Amanda Gorman.