The North Carolina Senate has set aside funding for a park, monuments and signage to honor African Americans. | Wikipedia commons
The North Carolina Senate has set aside funding for a park, monuments and signage to honor African Americans. | Wikipedia commons
The North Carolina Senate completed a commitment it made two years ago, approving funding for a park that will house monuments and signage honoring the contributions African Americans.
The Senate will allocate $4 million for the African American projects, Senate President Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) posted to his Medium website on June 15. The Senate measure provides $1.5 million to create Freedom Park and $2.5 million for monuments honoring African Americans who made contributions to North Carolina to be placed at the State Capitol.
Freedom Park will honor African Americans who had an enduring role in the state earning its freedom. It will also honor those who played a role in the historic and ongoing struggles for freedom.
“The N.C. Historical Commission’s recommendations to add context to the monuments currently standing and adding new monuments were well-thought-out and well-received," Sen. Harry Brown (R-Onslow) said in the website post. "For centuries African Americans in North Carolina have made countless contributions to our state and have changed the fabric of our society. We must recognize them and it is past time that we do so.”
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