sentences:  Founded in 2000, the African American Experience Fund (AAEF) was created by the National Park Foundation in order to connect youth with black history through engagement at Historic Sites across America that partner with the NPF.Sites connected to African American leaders like Martin Luther King Jr., Booker T. Washington, and Maggie Walker, as well as cultural events like the Brown vs. Board of Education case are just some of the places highlighted by the AAEF.The NPF also aims to help preserve the stories of the individuals and the sites they care for under the AAEF and ensure that they are told truthfully and to a broader audience through public engagement with the parks.