The National Park Service today awarded $23.4 million to 39 projects in 16 states and the District of Columbia as part of the Historic Preservation Fund’s African American Civil Rights grant program, which focuses on the preservation of sites and stories directly associated with the struggle of African Americans to gain equal rights.
“Since 2016, the National Park Service has provided over $ 126 million through this program to document, preserve, and recognize the places and stories associated with the struggle for civil rights of African Americans,” said National Park Service Director Chuck Sams.
These grants will support the preservation of historic places like the Harriet Tubman YWCA and the Louis Armstrong House, and fund history projects such as documenting the African American Recreational Tourism and the Negro Motorist Green Book in Michigan.
Five projects in South Carolina were funded:
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The University of South Carolina – $5,000,000 – The Booker T. Washington Auditorium Rehabilitation – Columbia
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Center for Creative Partnerships – $750,000 – Phase II Preservation of All Star Bowling Lanes – Orangeburg
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Trinity United Methodist Church – $750,000 – Preservation and Repair of Historic Trinity United Methodist Church: Phase IV – Orangeburg
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South Carolina Rural Education Grassroots Group – $750,000 – Stabilization and Preservation Planning of the former Edgewood School – Ninety Six
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Lincoln High School Preservation Alumni Association – $750,000 – 2022 Lincoln High School Preservation Application-Phase II – Sumter
