Progress put severe limits on North Carolina's black citizens in the early 1900s
Black Neighborhoods
Although Durham practiced segregation just like other North Carolina towns, there were more opportunities there for black residents to achieve their individual beast.
Durham's Black Wall Street
After 1900, black buisnesses were located across the railroad in Durham.
Shotgun Houses
As the black population grew, both white and black buisnessmen rented them shotgun houses instead of log houses.
Limited Schooling
Although graded schools were part of the new century, most whites assumed that black children needed only minimum education.
Black Neighborhoods
Although Durham practiced segregation just like other North Carolina towns, there were more opportunities there for black residents to achieve their individual beast.
Durham's Black Wall Street
After 1900, black buisnesses were located across the railroad in Durham.
Shotgun Houses
As the black population grew, both white and black buisnessmen rented them shotgun houses instead of log houses.
Limited Schooling
Although graded schools were part of the new century, most whites assumed that black children needed only minimum education.