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A grant from the Mellon Foundation will preserve Black history at Clemson University and in the cities of Clemson and Seneca.

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has announced $16 million in grant funding to six Richmond, Virginia-based non-profit organizations that are working to preserve the historical narrative of the state’s 285-year-old capital city.The money, which “underscores Mellon’s ongoing commitment to...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The former Confederate capital has secured an $11 million grant to build an interpretive center that city officials hope will someday be part of an ambitious, long-envisioned memorial campus honoring the memory of enslaved people.

The former Confederate capital has secured an $11 million grant to build an interpretive center that city officials hope will someday be part of an ambitious, long-envisioned memorial campus honoring the memory of enslaved people.

The former Confederate capital has secured an $11 million grant to build an interpretive center that officials hope will be part of an ambitious memorial campus honoring the memory of enslaved people.

The former Confederate capital has secured an $11 million grant to build an interpretive center that city officials hope will someday be part of an ambitious, long-envisioned memorial campus honoring the memory of enslaved people.

Themes explored in next summer’s temporary exhibition may include diaspora, migration, displacement and civic gathering.

Two years ago, there were widespread protests and violent clashes with police as activists sought to topple statues honoring Christopher Columbus in Chicago.

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It has never been easy to see a Judith Baca mural. They are scattered around this city, splashes of color and depictions of triumph and trauma hidden