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60 Minutes

5/17/2015: A Monumental Project, Child Suicide Bombers, Falling Apart

60 Minutes

CBS News

Society & Culture, Tv & Film

3.82.6K Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2015

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Scott Pelley reports on the building of a national museum dedicated to African-American history and culture; Lara Logan reports on child suicide bombers in Afghanistan and Pakistan; Steve Kroft reports on why America's roads, bridges, airports and rail are outdated and need to be fixed.

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1:05.1

The $500 million National Museum of African American History and Culture is rising on the national mall.

1:15.6

The complexion will be rendered in shades of bronze, a building of color against history's white marble.

1:24.6

This is not the museum of tragedy. It is not the museum of difficult moments.

1:29.9

It is the museum that says here is a balanced history of America that allows us to cry and smile.

1:43.9

My family knows I am here, but they can't stop me.

1:47.8

I am here to commit suicide on America.

1:50.6

How difficult is it to stop a child suicide bomber?

1:55.0

There is hardly anything that you can do.

1:57.9

Children learn how to become human bombs in remote training camps like this one.

2:03.4

They were here primarily to learn how to wear and detonate suicide vests.

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