African American Preservation Program

The Georgia Trust offers educational and hands-on assistance to provide African American sites with successful tools for preservation.

In recent years, we received an unprecedented number of nominations for African American sites for the Places in Peril program, and we continue to receive inquiries to assist African American historic sites in Georgia. In order to support this growing demand, the Trust has shifted our efforts to meet current preservation needs.

The Georgia Trust has entered a phase of activism preserving African American sites in the state. By employing the resources of Georgia's historic built environment, we can bring relevance of history to help save African American history in Georgia.

We host workshops focused on preserving Georgia's African American resources, heighten our preservation services to African American Places in Peril sites, and continue with a specific focus in our other programs, including the Revolving Fund and Preservation Easement programs.

The Georgia Trust has compiled a short list of additional resources that can be helpful for preserving Georgia's historic African American sites. This includes financial resources like grants as well as technical and informational resources.