From:
Kelly Lizarraga, Advocacy Coordinator
Coalition for American Heritage
Cultural Heritage Partners, PLLC
Email address:
kellyl@culturalheritagepartners.com
Direct/Text: 703-913-4818
www.heritagecoalition.org
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" Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) are preparing to introduce the African American Burial Ground Network Study in the U.S. Senate -- possibly as early as tomorrow. Will your group sign the attached letter of support for this legislation?
Please respond by email ASAP so that we may include your group in the press materials announcing the introduction of the bill. We'd like to include as many groups as possible to demonstrate the breadth of support for this legislation. We invite you to share this email with other groups who might want to add their names in support as well.
For those who signed the support letter last year, please note that this bill differs somewhat from the legislation that was introduced in the last Congress and passed by the Senate in December 2020. This bill directs the Secretary of the Interior to study how to identify, interpret, and preserve historic African American burial grounds.
It authorizes $2.5 million to conduct the study and requires the results to be presented to Congress within three years of the money being made available. I have attached a copy of the revised legislation for your review."
We are thrilled that this bill is being introduced, and grateful to Senators Brown and Scott for their leadership and commitment to this important issue. Thanks to all of you for your ongoing support of these efforts.
If you have any questions, or if you'd like to discuss the bill further, please feel free to call or email Kelly Lizarraga 703-913-4818 or KellyL@culturalheritagepartners.com at the Coalition for American Heritage.
