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NPS opens comment period on historic sites
The National Park Service wants to hear from the public about eight lynching sites in and around Memphis, Tennessee. The agency is studying whether the locations should become part of the National Park System.
Comments are open until April 3, 2026. The sites span from 1868 to 1940 and are all in Shelby County or nearby Haywood County.
More sites could be added through research and public feedback.
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Congress directed NPS to launch this study
Congress ordered the study through the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023. The legislation grew from a bill that Memphis Rep. Steve Cohen introduced in 2022…