The African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund (AACHAF), a campaign by the National Trust for Historic Preservation today announced it is investing $3 million in 40 African American landmarks across the U.S. to help shift the narrative around the value of Black life and correct the omissions in the American story.
The fund, which was launched in November 2017 in response to the conflict in Charlottesville, Virginia, and death of Heather Heyer surrounding a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, has granted $50 in its four-year history to protect historic Black places in need of protection and preservation. A $20 million donation was made earlier this year by philanthropists MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett, and $30 million was given in years prior by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Ford Foundation.
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