Sacramento’s African-American Experience Project asks Black families to share stories in person

A Sacramento African-American history project is inviting families who can share personal stories about their ancestry to a gathering Thursday night at Sacramento Youth Center in Del Paso Heights.

The City of Sacramento’s Historic Preservation staff will meet Thursday at 1901 Del Paso Boulevard from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Through community participation, the historic preservation team plans to learn more about the African-American experience in a grant-funded program sponsored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

The purpose of the project is to expand on the history and contributions of Black and African-American Sacramentans that have gone unnoticed, undocumented, or unappreciated throughout history.

There will be a series of public meetings to provide further information on the project. The meetings will be in-person, however there will be a Zoom meeting option for those who cannot physically attend the meeting.

The link to attend virtually is available here, or on www.cityofsacramento.org.

This project is the first of its kind as there has never been a city-wide assignment tasked with identifying or interpreting Black history.