African-American Burial Grounds Preservation Act Explained

The African-American Burial Grounds Preservation Act was introduced by North Carolina representative Alma Adams and Ohio senator Sherrod Brown in February 2022 during the 117th Congress and signed into law during the fiscal year 2023 Omnibus Spending Package.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Among the goals of the act is the preservation and protection of long neglected African American cemeteries and addressing the discrepancy in funding for their restoration.^{[4] [3] [5] [6]} Though the African-American Burial Grounds Preservation Act was passed, it has not been funded, and is presently dormant.^[7]

See also

• African burial grounds and historic African American cemeteries of Richmond, Virginia
• List of African-American cemeteries in New York
• African American cemeteries in North Carolina

Notes and References

1. Web site: S.3667 - African-American Burial Grounds Preservation Act .
2. Web site: Brown, Casey, Adams, Fitzpatrick Urge Administration to Fund African American Burial Grounds in Budget U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio . 2024-10-03 . www.brown.senate.gov . en.
3. Web site: American Society of Landscape Architects . 2024-10-03 . www.asla.org.
4. Web site: Watch CBS Mornings: Descendent works to reclaim Black gravesite - Full show on CBS . 2024-10-12 . en.
5. Web site: 2024-03-14 . How the US’s Black cemeteries are being made visible once more . 2024-10-03 . The Art Newspaper - International art news and events.
6. Web site: Williamson . Elizabeth . America’s Black Cemeteries and Three Women Trying to Save Them .
7. https://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/adams-files-amendment-fund-african-american-burial-grounds-preservation Adams, Alma, Bipartisan Amendment Would Fund Program for Full $3 Million, Press Release, 10/02/2023