The City of Asheville released an African American Heritage Resource Survey in the fall of 2022. It includes historical research on Stumptown, Hill Street, and Magnolia Park. Click here to read the...
Stumptown was a vibrant, closely knit Black neighborhood located “in the hollow under the brow of the hill” between Riverside Cemetery, Pearson Drive, and Courtland Avenue. It had active churches, stores, and community cohesion. Early residents provided the labor to...
This is a brief overview of urban renewal in Montford (census tracts 2 and 3). The full story begins with chattel slavery and includes generations of racial segregation, systemic disinvestment, and discrimination (such as redlining) which made the historically Black...
This NPR video, “Housing Segregation and Redlining in America: A Short History,” provides context for the segregation and redlining that occurred in Montford: Further Study There are countless resources available on this topic, for example, this brief article by...
