African American Cultural Heritage Stories
The struggle for justice, civil rights, and the fundamental values in our Bill of Rights—a struggle that continues to this day—took place in cities and communities across America, often in unexpected settings. Read on to learn about more of the places and stories that make up the continuum of African American heritage in the United States.
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Saving America's Historic Sites How Archaeology Tells the Story of Enslaved Lives at Belle Grove -
Building Stronger Communities Vision for Former Crownsville State Hospital Centers Nature and Healing -
Preservation Magazine At Dooky Chase's Restaurant in New Orleans, Layers of History Run Deep -
Preservation Magazine Endangered Dorms at a Prestigious Former School for Black Students -
Saving America's Historic Sites Stories That Can Teach: Lessons from Drayton Hall -
African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund The Spark and the Flame: The Circle of Preserving Black History -
African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund Anasa Troutman and the Future of Historic Clayborn Temple -
African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund National Trust Awards $3 Million in Grants to 33 Sites to Help Preserve Black History -
African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund Community Engagement: Preservation Organizations and Saving Black History -
African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund Strength Amidst Oppression: Photographing Black History and Life in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia -
Building Stronger Communities The Swift Factory: Where Preservation Met Community Engagement -
Investing in Preservation’s Future How "A Simple Act of Sleeping" Grounds The Slave Dwelling Project
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The National Trust's African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund has awarded $3 million in grants to 33 places preserving Black history.
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