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Dear Friend,

Black History Month is a time to honor the stories and achievements of African
Americans, whose contributions to American history are too often overlooked. At
the National Trust, we are committed to saving places that deepen our
understanding of what it means to be American. Uplifting stories of Black
history and saving places where African Americans made history is a vital part
of telling the full American story—a story that can help redefine who we are as
a nation.

We protect irreplaceable sites that collectively embody the stories of all
Americans so that every person has the opportunity to see themselves reflected
in our country’s shared heritage. Historic places like the ones we save have the
power to inspire, educate, and enrich our lives.

We can’t protect historic places without your help. In honor of Black History
Month, join the National Trust today to help us continue telling the full
American story and use the tools of historic preservation to save a diverse
range of places across the country.
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Our mission is to honor the history of culturally significant places across
America so that they can play a significant part of our culture today and their
stories are a part of our future. It has been our honor to work on historic
places like these that define our unique American identity in all its diverse
complexity:

* We were delighted to announce the permanent protection of Nina Simone’s childhood home in Tryon, North Carolina, where the legendary musician and activist taught
herself to play the piano at age 3. The home had fallen into disrepair and
was in danger of being lost. A preservation easement you helped secure
permanently protects its authentic character, which will carry on Nina
Simone’s legacy for years to come.
* In close collaboration with the US Army, the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation, the State Historic Preservation Office, and a wide array of
partners, we are rapidly working toward a long-term military reuse of the Mountain View Officers’ Club at Fort Huachuca in southeast Arizona. Fort Huachuca was the headquarters of the famed
“Buffalo Soldiers,” and its population soared during World War II when it was
transformed into the nation's largest training facility for Black soldiers,
with more than 1,300 new buildings constructed to house and train tens of
thousands of Black soldiers in the 92nd and 93rd Divisions. Today the
Mountain View Officers Club is one of only two Black officers' clubs
remaining in the US military, and it is one of only a few buildings at Fort
Huachuca that still survives to document the history of the segregated Army
during World War II and honor the enormous sacrifices Black soldiers made in
service of their country.
* The National Trust and its partners stopped destruction of archaeological
remains of Shockoe Bottom , once the center of Richmond, Virginia’s slave trade and, today, a sacred
place for the African American community. An economic benefits analysis
funded by our African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund (AACHAF) is
making the case for creation of a memorial park that will allow Americans to
reflect upon the difficult history embedded there.

The AACHAF works to fill in the gaps of history with a goal of preserving 150
Black history sites across the country. In its first three years, we’ve awarded
$4.3 million in grants to preserve sites where Black history happened.

None of these achievements would be possible without contributions from friends
like you. Every dollar you donate today gets us one step closer to meeting our $25,000
goal to honor the important work of telling our shared story—the full American
story.
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Thank you, as always, for your personal commitment to the mission of the
National Trust and for helping us tell a full American story that uplifts all
Americans.


Adele Hixon-Day
Vice President of Individual Giving


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