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The Camp Nelson National Cemetery, where many wounded soldiers are buried, is adjacent to what is now the Camp Nelson National Monument. The camp influenced Congress to free the wives and children of African-American men who fought in the Union Army after 102 women and children died during a forced expulsion from the camp in the winter of 1864. The camp and refugee camps were closed in 1866 but about 250 stayed in the area and established the community now known as Hall, Kentucky.

On Monday, Zinke was in New Orleans to add the home of NAACP attorney A.P. Tureaud to the African American Civil Rights Network. The network was established through a bipartisan bill last year that directs the National Park Service to recognize and connect historic sites that honor people who fought against discrimination and segregation.

We are celebrating the life and legacy of a giant in the civil rights movement. Attorney AP Tureaud was a major force in desegregation, equality in education, and voting rights. His home is being added to the African American Civil Rights Network today. pic.twitter.com/GZ0ruFB6Bc

— Secretary Ryan Zinke (@SecretaryZinke) October 29, 2018

In August, the home of Medgar and Myrlie Evers in Mississippi was added to the list. Medgar Evers was the first field secretary for the NAACP. He was assassinated at his home in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1963.

The administration also started the process of designating the Evers home a national monument.

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PHOTO: The house of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers located in Jackson, Miss., is seen on Jan. 29, 2008.
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The Lorraine Motel in Tennessee, where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968, is also part of the network, as well as the park in Indianapolis where Sen. Robert F. Kennedy delivered a speech the day King was killed.

The first site added to the network was a mural in Interior headquarters in Washington, D.C., depicting singer Marian Anderson's concert at the Lincoln Memorial in 1939. Anderson was barred from performing at the Daughters of the American Revolution Constitution Hall at the time because she was black, even though it was the only venue large enough for her audience.

In addition to adding sites to the civil rights network, the Interior Department has announced $12.6 million in grants to preserve civil rights sites around the country. Zinke has also been working to get bipartisan support for a bill to provide more funding for upkeep at national parks, which have a maintenance backlog of about $11.6 billion.

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