Historic Preservation Of African American Sites

This story from The Christian Science Monitor reports "...conflicting emotions within the black community about saving sites associated with slavery or Jim Crow days, makes the task of black preservation societies harder, even as money for preservation becomes available."

The article describes some of the challenges of historic preservation efforts in Black communities as well as noting current actions.

"But attitudes are changing. The first national African-American preservation conference met in Memphis last summer, and last week the South Carolina African-American Heritage Commission held its first annual conference, headlined by Rep. James Clyburn (D)."