Cosby announced Friday he would donate proceeds from 10 concerts to the museum effort, or between $1 million and $1.5 million, museum officials estimate. Cosby sits on the museum's board.
"We need history," Cosby told an audience in Fredericksburg, where the museum is planned to open in 2007. "We need proof for our children ... to see the strength of their ancestors."
The museum plans fund-raising activities in conjunction with each concert and hopes to raise $20 million, said Ed Wegel, chairman of the museum's capital campaign committee.
Former Gov. Douglas Wilder, the nation's first black elected governor, has estimated the museum project will cost $200 million.
Construction on the five-story, 250,000-square-foot building is scheduled to begin later this year.
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"We need history," Cosby told an audience in Fredericksburg, where the museum is planned to open in 2007. "We need proof for our children ... to see the strength of their ancestors."
The museum plans fund-raising activities in conjunction with each concert and hopes to raise $20 million, said Ed Wegel, chairman of the museum's capital campaign committee.
Former Gov. Douglas Wilder, the nation's first black elected governor, has estimated the museum project will cost $200 million.
Construction on the five-story, 250,000-square-foot building is scheduled to begin later this year.
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