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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. Walltown, Durham, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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   The neighborhood is located between West Durham Historic District and Trinity Historic District, north of Duke University East Campus. Historically, the neighborhood was a working class neighborhood for African-American employees of Duke University and local tobacco and textile mills in Durham.

5. 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

6. African Americans in North Carolina - Wikipedia

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   African American History Across North Carolina; A History of African Americans in North Carolina; 1898 and White Supremacy "History of African Americans in North Carolina". University of North Carolina Press. 17 August 2022; Sharpe, Cynthia (7 February 2022). "Beyond The Beach: African-American History in Coastal Carolina".

7. Edgemont (Durham, North Carolina) - Wikipedia

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   According to The North Carolina Guide of 1955, there were well established "college and [operational] business firms, a large insurance company, schools, newspapers, a library, a hospital and the Mechanics and Farmers Bank (Durham, North Carolina) and Raleigh. In 1887, African Americans owned but two lots in the city. In 1953, their business ...