Contact
Jeanne Cyriaque, African American programs
coordinator
jeanne_cyriaque@dnr.state.ga.us
phone 404-656-4768 fax 404-657-1040
The Historic Preservation Division's (HPD) African
American programs coordinator provides technical assistance to
anyone interested in preserving Georgia's African American historic
resources.
The programs coordinator also provides staff support to the
Georgia African American Historic Preservation Network (GAAHPN)
volunteer Steering Committee and produces their
quarterly publication Reflections. GAAHPN's
goals are to increase awareness of African American heritage and to
encourage the preservation of historic resources associated with
black history.
program fact sheet
Read the Georgia African American Historic Preservation
Network article on the New Georgia Encyclopedia Web site
at
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?path=/TheArts/ArchitectureLandscapeArchitectureandHistoricPreservation/HistoricPreservationTheSupportSy&id=h-2680
Web resources
Cultural Resources Diversity Program - http://www.cr.nps.gov/crdi/
The National Park Services' Cultural Resources Diversity Program
develops and administers the Cultural Resources Diversity
Internship Program, publishes the newsletter Heritage Matters,
participates in conferences and consults on diversity topics,
conducts research projects on cultural diversity issues, and
develops curriculum materials on cultural resources/historic
preservation for colleges and universities, targeting minority
schools.
National Register of Historic Places travel
itineraries
Along the Georgia-Florida Coast - http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/geo-flor/g-fintro.htm
Atlanta, Georgia - http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/atlanta/
We Shall Overcome: Historic Places of the Civil Rights
Movement - http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/civilrights/
Springfield is a free African American community
in Augusta, Georgia established around the time of the
Revolutionary War. This Web site offers information about the
history and archaeology of Springfield and includes a lesson plan
for teachers. The creation of this website was funded by the City
of Augusta and supported by the Georgia Department of
Transportation as an element of the archaeological and historical
studies undertaken for the St. Sebastian Street project. http://africanamericanspringfield.org/