Where Your Money Goes

Education: Donor funds allow us to share the lessons, traditions, and experiences passed down by African American Appalachians to inspire and educate future generations. Your support helps us document stories, highlight cultural contributions, and offer historical context, fostering a deeper understanding of African American heritage while creating opportunities for ongoing learning within communities and families.

Restoration and Preservation: Financial contributions directly protect and maintain the physical spaces, artifacts, oral history, and memories that hold significance in African American Appalachian history. This includes, but is not limited to, the physical restoration and preservation of cemeteries, schools, churches, homesteads, photographs, written records, pottery, tableware, quilts, and other memorabilia. AAAL ensures that these historic sites and materials remain sources of pride, remembrance, and education.