Group grants $1.6M for places that are part of black history
Posted July 05, 2019 7:00 am
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - More than $1.6 million in grants are going to 22 sites and organizations to help preserve black history.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation announced the grants Friday during the 25th annual Essence Festival in New Orleans.
The trust's African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund's executive director, Brent Leggs, says the recipients "shine a light on once lived stories and Black culture."
Grants are given across four categories: capacity building, project planning, capital, and programming and interpretation.
This year's awardees include the home of Negro League Baseball phenom Satchel Paige; the Emmett Till Memorial Commission; 'The Forum' in Chicago's Bronzeville and more.
FILE - In this Thursday, May 19, 2016 file photo, Rev. Paul Gordon Carter, manager of the Harriet Tubman Home, leads a tour at the historic site in Auburn, N.Y. More than $1.6 million in grants are going to 22 sites and organizations to help preserve black history. The National Trust for Historic Preservation announced the grants Friday, July 5, 2019, during the 25th annual Essence Festival in New Orleans. The trust's African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund's executive director, Brent Leggs, says the recipients "shine a light on once lived stories and Black culture." (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
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FILE - In this Nov. 21, 2011 file photo, a gaslight shines outside a doorway to the African Meeting House in Boston. More than $1.6 million in grants are going to 22 sites and organizations to help preserve black history. The National Trust for Historic Preservation announced the grants Friday, July 5, 2019, during the 25th annual Essence Festival in New Orleans. The trust's African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund's executive director, Brent Leggs, says the recipients "shine a light on once lived stories and Black culture." (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds, File)
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FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2017 file photo, John Johnson pays his respects at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C. More than $1.6 million in grants are going to 22 sites and organizations to help preserve black history. The National Trust for Historic Preservation announced the grants Friday, July 5, 2019, during the 25th annual Essence Festival in New Orleans. The trust's African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund's executive director, Brent Leggs, says the recipients "shine a light on once lived stories and Black culture." (Michael Pronzato/The Post And Courier via AP, File)
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