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The Cultural Landscape of a Southern Black Community: East Wilson, North Carolina, 1890 to 1930

Richard L. Mattson
Landscape Journal, September 1992, 11 (2) 145-159; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/lj.11.2.145
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During the early 20th century, large African-American districts took shape in southern cities. This study focuses on the formation of one of them, East Wilson, North Carolina. Specifically, this research provides insights into the community's architectural forms and spatial patterns. It reveals a coherent cultural landscape shaped by black as well as white developers. The most notable black developer was Samuel H. Vick. East Wilson's preeminent resident in the early 1900s, Vick personally orchestrated the development of the community's most prestigious residential street, invested in commercial properties in the black business district, and speculated in scores of shotgun houses for the black working class.

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