People Saving Places Stories
The preservation movement started as a grassroots effort driven by concerned citizens who embraced America’s heritage in a direct and personally meaningful way. That tradition continues in full force today, with Americans connecting in new and innovative ways to the places they love. Learn more about their projects in the stories below.
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African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund The Forgotten: The Contraband of America and the Road to Freedom -
African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund "Around and Around": St. Louis Community Hopes to Restore Chuck Berry's House -
Preservation Tips and Tools How to Reclaim a Vacant House -
Frank Lloyd Wright Growing Up Wright: Memories of Living in a Usonian House -
Frank Lloyd Wright The Unorthodox Fight to Save a Frank Lloyd Wright Home -
African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund On Memorial Day, Reflecting on African-American History
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