They fought for America. Now their home is fighting to survive.

At 26 Lytle Street in Princeton, New Jersey stands a building most people walk past without a second glance. But behind its weathered walls is one of the first American Legion posts for Black veterans in the entire country — chartered in 1922, when Black soldiers came home from war only to be turned away from the very institutions they'd risked their lives to protect.

For decades, Post 218 was more than a bar and some bar stools. It was a place for weddings. It was a place for community. It was the heartbeat of Princeton's Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood - a neighborhood that has been fighting displacement, demolition, and erasure for over a century.

Now the building is crumbling. The ceiling has partially collapsed. And it's in desperate need of repair. But it's not gone yet!

A small group of veterans, neighbors, and historians — led by Korean War and Vietnam vets who grew up in this community to restore Post 218 and breathe new life into it as a community hub, archive, and gathering space.

They saved it from a condemnation order. The porch was rebuilt with their own hands. Now we need your help to finish the job.

This isn't just a building. It's proof that pillars of this community were here — and still are!

Please donate today. Help us rebuild, and may God Bless You always!