Can residents resurrect a historic Black town?

Residents of Princeville NC, which was ravaged by flooding in mid-Sep 1999 in the aftermath of Hurricane Floyd, are returning to what is left of their town. The floodwaters unearthed human remains from several historic black cemeteries in the region, and residents are conducting reburials, supervise...

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Published inNew York Amsterdam news (1962)
Main Author Muhammad, Eric Ture
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, N.Y New York Amsterdam News 04.11.1999
Subjects
African Americans
Area planning & development
Black culture
Black history
Black people
Cemeteries
Community development
Culture
Disaster recovery
Floods
Human remains
Landscaping
Minority & ethnic groups
Princeville North Carolina
United States > US
Princeville, NC
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Summary:Residents of Princeville NC, which was ravaged by flooding in mid-Sep 1999 in the aftermath of Hurricane Floyd, are returning to what is left of their town. The floodwaters unearthed human remains from several historic black cemeteries in the region, and residents are conducting reburials, supervised by FEMA, the Red Cross and public health officials.
ISSN:1059-1818