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CHICAGO, Jan. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ America sits at a critically important crossroads. Racist ideology is on the rise and significant parts of 20
th-century African American history and culture are at risk of being lost forever.
The HistoryMakers, the nation s largest African American video oral history archive (www.thehistorymakers.org), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit headquartered in Chicago, has made preventing this loss its mission. Yet, in 2021, it finds itself in a race against time. The challenges facing our country reinforce the need to preserve and elevate the truth about the African American experience. We must work together to massively digitize the personal collections of our HistoryMakers and other African American leaders, making them accessible worldwide. Our need is urgent, as evidenced by the events of last year and so far this year, especially as the next generation of storytellers, changemakers, and stewards of our legacy are