By Adam Parker
aparker@postandcourier.com
Locally, the initiative would directly benefit Charlestonâs Gullah Society, which works to identify, document and preserve Black burial grounds throughout South Carolina.
The Gullah Society was among nearly 60 organizations that submitted a letter of support to House leaders in November last year.
A House bill, introduced in February 2019 by Rep. Alma Adams, D-.N.C., details the project, which would be administered by the National Park Service. It is modeled after two similar projects NPS manages: âWe Shall Overcome: Historic Places of the Civil Rights Movementâ and âThe National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program.â
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