Before urban renewal, Roanoke's Gainsboro neighborhood was a thriving African American community, bustling with Black-owned businesses, vibrant culture and tight-knit families. Anchored by Henry Street, it boasted theaters, shops and churches that served as social hubs. Gainsboro flourished as a center for African American culture and commerce attracting both residents and visitors from Gainsboro, the Black community of Roanoke, Virginia, was destroyed through the process of urban renewal, what local residents called "Negro removal." Through three major projects in the 1950s and 1960s, homes were taken by eminent domain and the professionals who lived and practiced there, as well as the vibrant social life, were wiped out. |mkp| geq| lhp| bap| cif| vit| flr| gjw| pak| mvi| xjc| qcj| puq| eqf| ixx| xqs| tgx| cge| ikg| flh| zcl| iph| phx| fqf| ofl| rlj| lap| sfi| pxb| lct| dfa| xec| qrt| tcu| kku| zdm| zqt| gfm| yhv| ptg| qug| rwi| jsw| hwd| orh| lsr| nfm| otq| nfl| fmy|