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Historic Black Neighborhoods of Raleigh.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cauthen, Carmen.
- Series:
- American Heritage
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African Americans--Social conditions.
- African Americans--Social life and customs.
- Raleigh (N.C.)--History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (256 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : The History Press, 2023.
- Summary:
- The story of Raleigh's African American communities begins before the Civil War. Towns like Oberlin Village were built by free people of color in the antebellum era. During Reconstruction, the creation of thirteen freedmen's villages defined the racial boundaries of Raleigh. These neighborhoods demonstrate the determination and resilience of formerly enslaved North Carolinians. After World War II, new suburbs sprang up, telling tales of the growth and struggles of the Black community under Jim Crow. Many of these communities endure today. Dozens of never before published pictures and maps illustrate this hidden history. Local historian Carmen Wimberly Cauthen tells the story of a people who--despite slavery--wanted to learn, grow, and be treated as any others.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Half Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part I. Implications Of Slavery On Neighborhoods
- Reconstruction after the Civil War
- Lunsford Lane
- Part II. Legacy After The Civil War
- General Information
- Black Church Beginnings
- Businesses
- Freedmen's Bureau
- Education and Raleigh's Black Schools
- Richard B. Harrison Library
- Fire Companies
- Recreation
- Politics
- Part III. Neighborhoods
- Oberlin Village (Free People)
- Method
- Lincolnville
- Brooklyn
- Cannon Lands/Hayti/Manly's Homestead
- Hungry Neck
- St. Petersburg
- Cotton Place/Idlewild
- College Park
- Smoky Hollow
- Old Fairgrounds
- Smith-Haywood
- Watson's Addition
- South Park/East Raleigh
- Wilmington-Blount
- Part IV. Post-World War II Neighborhoods/National Historic Register
- Battery Heights
- Rochester Heights
- Madonna Acres
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- About the Author.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781439676806
- 1439676801
- OCLC:
- 1372572926
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