Brent Leggs on preserving historic Black churches
Washington Post senior critic-at-large Robin Givhan speaks with Brent Leggs, who leads the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, about a recent multi-million-dollar grant to preserve Black churches and better serve the needs of their communities. Conversation recorded on Wednesday, February 1, 2023.
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Brent Leggs on preserving historic Black churches
Washington Post senior critic-at-large Robin Givhan speaks with Brent Leggs, who leads the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, about a recent multi-million-dollar grant to preserve Black churches and better serve the needs of their communities. Conversation recorded on Wednesday, February 1, 2023.
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