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2. Hayti, Durham, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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   Hayti (pronounced "HAY-tie"), also called Hayti District, is the historic African-American community that is now part of the city of Durham, North Carolina. [1] It was founded as an independent black community shortly after the American Civil War on the southern edge of Durham by freedmen coming to work in tobacco warehouses and related jobs in the city.

3. List of African-American historic places in North Carolina

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   This list of African American Historic Places in North Carolina is based on a book by the National Park Service, The Preservation Press, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers. [1] Other listings are also online. [2]

4. Black Wall Street (Durham, North Carolina) - Wikipedia

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   Former North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company and Mechanics and Farmers Bank building. Black Wall Street was the hub of African-American businesses and financial services in Durham, North Carolina, during the late 1800s and early 1900s. It is located on Parrish Street. [1] It was home to Mechanics and Farmers Bank and North Carolina Mutually

5. List of African American newspapers in North Carolina

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   It includes both current and historical newspapers. The first such newspaper in North Carolina was the Journal of Freedom of Raleigh, which published its first issue on September 30, 1865. [1] The African American press in North Carolina has historically been centered on a few large cities such as Raleigh, Durham, and Greensboro. [2]

6. St. Joseph's African Methodist Episcopal Church - Wikipedia

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   St. Joseph's African Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church building located at Fayetteville Street and Durham Expressway in the Hayti District, now a neighborhood of Durham, Durham County, North Carolina. Started soon after the American Civil War by black workers, the Hayti District became a well-developed ...

7. Bright Leaf Historic District - Wikipedia

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   The Bright Leaf Historic District is a national historic district located at Durham, Durham County, North Carolina. It encompasses 22 contributing buildings and seven contributing structures in an industrial section of Durham. The majority of the buildings were built from the 1870s to the World War II period, and are massive two- to four-story ...