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Article: New Guardians Take Over Black Civil War Memorial; D.C. Gives Neglected Site to Park Service
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- The Washington Post
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- November 21, 2004
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The trees around the African American Civil War Memorial have been
trimmed, and the grass is freshly cut and cleared of trash. Several
leaks have been fixed. But a few of the 209,145 names of black Union
troops, and those of their white officers, engraved on the stainless
steel plaques are still water-damaged.
The National Park Service took over basic upkeep and maintenance
of the neglected memorial late last month after signing an agreement
transferring control of the site from the District to the federal
government. The remaining repairs, Park Service spokesman Bill Line
said, will be done on an ongoing basis.
Line said a park ranger knowledgeable about the role of African
Americans ...