The repository shall serve the state by collecting and preserving source materials on the contributions, achievements and general experiences of Afro-Americans, and shall endeavor to reproduce and secure copies of all materials on or about black Americans from the earliest beginnings to the present. It shall provide bibliographic and copy services, whenever practical, to state agencies, the university system, state officials, researchers and scholars of Afro-American history and culture, and encourage the use of Afro-American instructional materials in state educational services to all groups without regard to racial, religious, or ethnic membership.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 49 - Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University.
Article 3 - State Black Archives, Research Center and Museum.
Section 16-49-50 - Short Title.
Section 16-49-51 - Definitions.
Section 16-49-53 - Appointment of Curator; Authority and Duties.
Section 16-49-54 - Duties and Services of Repository.
Section 16-49-55 - University Has Authority to Accept Funds, Grants, Services, Etc.