Historic homes, Native American historic sites, and others get key designation In its last such designation under the Obama administration, the Interior Department just announced two dozen new National Landmarks, covering historic sites and buildings in every corner of the country. Meant to support the department?s goal of telling a more inclusive and diverse story of America, the selections underline a commitment to preserving civil rights sites, Native American history, as well as historic and modern architecture for future generations.
?Their designation ensures future generations have the ability to learn from the past as we preserve and protect the historic value of these properties and the more than 2,500 other landmarks nationwide,? said U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell in a statement released yesterday. Here?s the full list of new National Landmarks.

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Medgar and Myrlie Evers House (Jackson, Mississippi)
The site of the assassination of civil rights leader Medgar Evers, which was a catalyst for the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, this home represents the Evers?s significant roles in the struggle for equality and the impact of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
Wyandotte National Burying Ground (Kansas City, Kansas)
It was this property that led Eliza (Lyda) Burton Conley, the first attorney to raise the legal argument that American Indian bur...