Losing, and preserving, Black historic sites in Wilmington

24/02/2022 17 min Temporada 7 Episodio 3
Losing, and preserving, Black historic sites in Wilmington

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Episode Synopsis

We talk with StarNews investigative reporter Matthew Prensky about a 1983 study commissioned by the city of Wilmington that documented more than 100 historic sites and structures of significance to the Black community. The study was shelved, and more than two dozen of those structures have since been demolished.