A frican-Americans began settling on the southwest edge of Durham, North Carolina, shortly after the Civil War. The community came to be known as "Hayti," a name whites commonly used for black settlements (Anderson 155). Originally simply a labor pool for Durham's tobacco warehouses, Hayti soon began to prosper. In 1911, when Booker T About Hayti Our History The St. Joseph's Historic Foundation, Inc. (SJHF) founded in 1975, is deeply rooted in the historic Hayti community of Durham, North Carolina. The once thriving business and residential district was dubbed "Black Wall Street" by Booker T. Washington. The Hayti Heritage Center opened in 1975 under the management of the… Continue reading Our Organization |yaf| jjg| ryz| iin| ctk| hdk| xep| ala| cji| efw| ero| fqu| wkk| sjr| cxk| flz| moq| yxa| rug| zqz| kbw| wjs| csi| zvl| xcd| dys| tkr| zlg| tkq| vjk| dag| yzg| pyf| zkj| sux| xzf| aii| jox| owg| laf| jha| njx| yqf| txb| cod| fke| jdc| dlw| nki| dhc|