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Among the goals of the act is the preservation and protection of long neglected African American cemeteries and addressing the discrepancy in funding for their restoration. [4] [3] [5] [6] Though the African-American Burial Grounds Preservation Act was passed, it has not been funded, and is presently dormant. [7]
In 2022, Congress passed the African-American Burial Grounds Preservation Act as a program within the National Park Service; efforts are ongoing to ensure funding.
The bipartisan African-American Burial Grounds Preservation Act (S.3667) was introduced in 2022 sought to establish a grant and technical assistance program at the National Park Service grant opportunities and technical assistance "to research, identify, survey, and preserve these historic sites in the U.S. [2]
In large part due to activism by the African-American community, the United States Congress passed, and on October 6, 1992, President George H. W. Bush signed, HR 5488 "The Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Act" (which became Public Law 102-393) which ordered the GSA to immediately cease construction, archeological ...
This is especially true for the African American community. There are still new signs of lost Black history today — one of which can be found in America’s cemeteries. Like with much of Black ...
Pages in category "African-American cemeteries" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. ... African-American Burial Grounds Preservation Act; B.
The African American Civil Rights Preservation Grant, courtesy of the National Park Service, aims to produce a comprehensive inventory of the lost and overlooked Black burial grounds within the city.
In 2022, Congress passed the African-American Burial Grounds Preservation Act as a program within the National Park Service; efforts are ongoing to ensure funding. Last year, Florida passed a bill to fund restoration of historic Black cemeteries. Dunn says the state should also help families gain access to privately owned graveyards.