US churches tied to civil rights awarded National Park Service preservation funds
United States RNS Six churches are among 39 projects being awarded grants from the US National Park Service to preserve historical examples of the civil rights activism of African Americans. The recipients of the $US23.4 million in awards include the Historic Tabernacle Baptist Church Selma AL Legacy Foundation. The foundation will receive $US744,545 to help […]
ESSAY: HOW BATTLEFIELDS AROUND THE WORLD ARE FINDING NEW PURPOSE AS PARKS AND REFUGES
In an article first published on The Conversation, TODD LOOKINGBILL and PETER SMALLWOOD, of the University of Richmond in the US, look at how former fields of war are being repurposed as places celebrating peacefulness…