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Princeville, NC: The First Black Town They Tried to Erase


Princeville, North Carolina is the first Black-incorporated town in America — born in 1885, carved from land no one else wanted. But from floods to federal betrayal, it has faced centuries of attempts to erase it.

This is the story of how freedom became a floodplain, how promises were engineered to fail, and why Princeville still stands today.

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Jayswint_

2 days ago
These stories are epic. Thank you for this. I saw u featured on the homepage and subbed
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Dante Freestate

14 days ago
Info.. 💯👌
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AlemediaProductions

20 days ago
I am haunted by the stories of the destroyed Black cities and neighborhoods across America. Perhaps TBT can be the platform America needs to finally . . . repair what damage we can. It hurts me because I am mixed race. I am not just Black. I am not just Puerto Rican/Carribean/American. And having that heritage . . . . .I am always conflicted. I have said it before but I am ashamed of the other half of my heratige. But I am dayumn proud of my Black heritage! Thank you for this video. I look forward to more. I want to learn! Like I never did growing up. I grew up without my dad. All I had was a Mexican step dad. I was a little brown kid everyone thought was Mexican! LMAO! Imagine their confusion every time I brought up my black heritage! 😤 My mother cringed when people would ask me if I was black. She even corrected someone once, but me . . . IDC! I am Black! I am mixed! And I will find the tallest mountain to shout it out loud! Maybe it was becasue in the end, my parents didn't separate on good terms, and my biological father was a ****. No excuse to deny Black heritage!
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Wow such a beautiful comment.. Stay tuned for more forgotten black cities and what the government tried to cover up..
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AlemediaProductions

20 days ago
@Vivian Deveraux Spiritual Alkemist: I look forward to it!
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