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Jacksonville by Neighborhood => The Burbs => Southside => Topic started by: Tacachale on February 12, 2020, 11:27:38 AM

Title: Pine Forest: A Southside Gullah Geechee Community
Post by: Tacachale on February 12, 2020, 11:27:38 AM
(https://photos.moderncities.com/Cities/Jacksonville/Neighborhoods/Pine-Forest-November-2019/i-gwz84RS/0/ddf6aad9/L/20191117_133241-L.jpg)
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Surrounded by modern sprawl-based development, the Gullah Geechee community of Pine Forest is one of Jacksonville's oldest black neighborhoods.

Read more: https://www.thejaxsonmag.com/article/pine-forest-a-southside-gullah-geechee-community/
Title: Re: Pine Forest: A Southside Gullah Geechee Community
Post by: bl8jaxnative on February 13, 2020, 08:12:53 AM

Nice!  Great timing.  I was just exploring back there this weekend.   It was the first time I noticed that the church on Powers ( ? ) just north of the pink house you feature, is Eritrean orthodox.  I didn't realize we had a community of Eritrean expats in the area.

For those wondering why they may have migrated, I don't know.  I would assume all their stories would be different.  It's fair to guess that the current hellish regime is likely a factor.

https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2018/08/14/why-eritrea-is-called-africas-north-korea
Title: Re: Pine Forest: A Southside Gullah Geechee Community
Post by: Adam White on February 14, 2020, 02:23:01 PM
Quote from: bl8jaxnative on February 13, 2020, 08:12:53 AM

Nice!  Great timing.  I was just exploring back there this weekend.   It was the first time I noticed that the church on Powers ( ? ) just north of the pink house you feature, is Eritrean orthodox.  I didn't realize we had a community of Eritrean expats in the area.

For those wondering why they may have migrated, I don't know.  I would assume all their stories would be different.  It's fair to guess that the current hellish regime is likely a factor.

https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2018/08/14/why-eritrea-is-called-africas-north-korea

IIRC, Jax did get a number of Eritrean refugees during the war.