The National Trust for Historic Preservation has released its 2020 list of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. In this annual roster’s 30+ year history, over 300 historic sites throughout the country have been classified as being under imminent threat of destruction, and 95 percent of those were saved.
“It is in times like these, when it is difficult to find our way, that the monuments of the past have the power to reveal the possibilities of our future,” said National Trust president Paul Edmondson in a statement. “I am particularly proud,” Edmonston continued, “of this year’s 11 Most Endangered List because it so ably demonstrates the trust’s commitment to tell the full American story. We believe that diversity in preservation can help change the narrative of inherent entitlement and abject disenfranchisement that has led to so much division and misunderstanding in recent days. This year’s list underscores the true meaning of our democracy and demonstrates that many peoples and cultural perspectives have helped define what it means to be American.”
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