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By raising private funds to support educational, volunteer and community engagement programs, millions have had the opportunity to experience these national treasures firsthand and unearth little known facts and stories about the considerable contributions of African Americans throughout our nation's history.

African American Experience Fund of the National Park Foundation
Spring 2009 Grant Recipients:

Boston National Historical Park/Boston African American National Historic Site: "KIDCASTIC" Partnership with local community organizations and schools for the production of a web video by students in grades 3-6 on patriots of color who fought at the 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill.

Cane River National Historical Park: "Speaking Volumes: The Lost Chapters of Cane River" Exhibit telling diverse story of the parks two plantations through artifacts, interpretive graphic techniques with text and oral history clips. The park will also offer history and archaeology camps for local students.

Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, Washington, DC: "Civil War Teachers" Partnership with Ford's Theater and Tudor Place to support training for 18 teachers of approximately 800 students in the District of Columbia in first person interpretation, primary sources, historic places and artifacts.

George Washington Carver National Monument: "Partnership for Environmental Education Programs" (PEEP) Funding for materials to support natural resource and environmental education days for fifth grades students in partnership with Missouri Department of Natural Resources and Missouri Department of Conservation, Wildcat Glades Conservation and Audubon Centre and Neosho National Fish Hatchery

Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site: "Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site Youth Academy" New initiative for annual training program for nine ambassadors at the historic site to host annual youth conference on civil rights.

Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site, Atlanta, Georgia: "Preservation of Historic Ebenezer" Exhibit for the fall 2009 reopening of the newly restored church, interpreting its history, preservation and restoration.

Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail: "Selma to Montgomery Summer Camp" Three one week scamps for students in grades 4-6 with activities centering around the history of Dallas, Lowndes and Montgomery counties, all part of the 1965 March From Selma to Montgomery.