CBS Evening News: Federal cuts halt landmark status for Louisiana plantation that teaches slavery's history

Recently, National Trust president Carol Quillen spoke with Kati Weis of CBS News about threats to the partnerships that protect historic sites and what this means for local communities. Great River Road is a project in Louisiana working to preserve the story of formerly enslaved people transitioning to landowners after the Civil War. Without essential support, Great River Road and hundreds of other sites across the country are at risk of closing or losing the resources needed to maintain the jobs and sites that tell these stories of all Americans. Take a closer look: