With the new designation, the historic but impoverished Black Belt region will have more opportunities for grants to help maintain and promote the area.
Alabama’s Black Belt region has earned the title of National Heritage Area.
“For the first time, many historic areas in the Black Belt will be designated as a National Heritage Area, freeing up additional federal resources for historic preservation, tourism, and economic development,” U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, who sponsored the bill in the House of Representatives, said following the passage of the bill in the House.
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