Consider this: sites that recognize the experience of Black Americans represent just two percent of those listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The Trust for Public Land recognizes this disparity. For decades we have worked with communities to preserve such valuable places.
This discussion will be moderated by Trust for Public Land Senior Vice President Malcolm Carson and will explore spaces The Trust for Public Land, alongside partners, is helping to preserve. Such sites include:
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Meadowood, a Connecticut farm where a young Martin Luther King Jr. spent summers working to help pay his tuition at Morehouse College |
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Nicodemus National Historic Site in Kansas, the oldest remaining historic Black settlement west of the Mississippi River |
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Emmett Till’s childhood home in Chicago, which will soon be the focal point of a sustainable "walkable village” with shared greenspaces that pay homage to Chicago luminaries from the Great Migration |
These often-overlooked historical and cultural sites hold the unrealized potential to enrich all of our communities and provide Americans with a deeper understanding of the complete story of America’s history.
When: Wednesday, February 16, at noon (PST) / 3:00 p.m. (EST)
Space is limited so I hope you’ll register today!
