Preservation
The historic preservation and interpretation of African-American sites is an important goal of the Foundation. To help accomplish this goal, the Foundation conducts activities that encourage dialogue on such sensitive topics as slavery. Such discussions include examining how sites and stories related to slavery should be interpreted not only for heritage preservation but also for building visitor awareness in Heritage Tourism.

By integrating African-American stories into existing site interpretations, this approach encourages a more authentic picture of history. It reveals African-American contributions to the unfolding history of the site and encourages people in such a way that will often reveal other African-American stories and sites that add to the body of resources that can be preserved.