BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – Southern states that were once the epicenter of the civil rights struggle are getting the largest share of federal grant money meant to preserve sites linked to the movement.
The National Park Service says more than $14 million will go to 51 projects in 20 states and the District of Columbia.
Alabama is getting the largest amount, $3.5 million. Most of the money will go to repair and restore historic black churches. That includes Birmingham’s 16th Street Baptist Church, where four girls died in a bombing.
Other Deep South states including Georgia, Louisiana and South Carolina are also getting money.
