Alabama NewsCenter — National Park Service sending grants to preserve Alabama civil rights sites, expand Black history exhibits and programs

Alabama News Center | May 19, 2022 @ 6:00 pm

By Alabama NewsCenter Staff

Federal funds are flowing to Alabama to help preserve important civil rights sites and create new exhibits and programming connected to Black history in the state.

U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell shared information about the new National Park Service grants, which will support 11 Alabama projects.

“I am thrilled that over $3.6 million in funding from the National Park Service is being invested into Alabama to preserve the living history of the civil rights movement,” Sewell said in a news release.

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