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Title: America’s Lost Towns of Black Affluence
Post by: thelakelander on October 14, 2020, 09:17:26 AM

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Parisian blog, The Messy Nessy Chic, shares its perspective on America's lost towns of Black affluence.

Read More: https://www.thejaxsonmag.com/article/americas-lost-towns-of-black-affluence/

Title: Re: America’s Lost Towns of Black Affluence
Post by: Wacca Pilatka on October 14, 2020, 12:31:18 PM

Where is the location of the cover photo for the article? Thanks

Title: Re: America’s Lost Towns of Black Affluence
Post by: Adam White on October 14, 2020, 01:20:46 PM

I always disliked that blog, tbh. But I was REALLY surprised to see she did an article on (among other things) Jax's Sugar Hill. That is AMAZING. A story that definitely needs to be heard. It's crazy that an English woman in Paris blogged about this.

Title: Re: America’s Lost Towns of Black Affluence
Post by: thelakelander on October 14, 2020, 01:50:21 PM

Quote from: Wacca Pilatka on October 14, 2020, 12:31:18 PM
Where is the location of the cover photo for the article? Thanks

LaVilla's Broad Street.

Title: Re: America’s Lost Towns of Black Affluence
Post by: Wacca Pilatka on October 14, 2020, 03:07:08 PM

Thanks Lake. That building is not still standing, I presume?

Metro Jacksonville

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