RICHMOND, Va. -- If every American contributes $8, the U.S. National Slavery Museum could open exhibits as early as next year, Bill Cosby, a key contributor to the project, said Friday.

Cosby joined Richmond Mayor L. Douglas Wilder in launching a new campaign to raise $100 million toward the Fredericksburg museum's $200 million cost by asking people to give up what Cosby termed "the price of two shots of Scotch."   Read more