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Sallie Ann Robinson proudly stood in the front yard of her grandmother’s South Carolina home. The sixth-generation native of Daufuskie Island, a once-thriving Gullah community, remembered relatives hosting meals and

DAUFUSKIE ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Sallie Ann Robinson proudly stands in the front yard of her grandmother’s South Carolina home. The sixth-generation native

Researchers estimate there are less than 30 incorporated historic Black towns in the United States, down from 1,200 at the peak between the 1880s and 1915.

DAUFUSKIE ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Sallie Ann Robinson proudly stands in the front yard of her grandmother’s South Carolina home. The sixth-generation native of Daufuskie Island, a once-thriving Gullah community,

The Campbell family of Washington, D.C., beat the odds, keeping houses in its possession for generations and now owning an inn in Pennsylvania.

DAUFUSKIE ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Historic Black communities have dwindled from their once-thriving existence in the United States and efforts to preserve whats left encounter complicated challenges. The incorporated towns were founded by formerly enslaved people and often had their own churches, schools, stores and economic systems. A decrease in the number of these settlements is due in part to amended local ordinances, uneven tax rates, home devaluations and political fights that leave communit...

Historic Black communities have dwindled from their once-thriving existence in the United States and efforts to preserve whats left encounter complicated challenges. The incorporated towns were founded by formerly enslaved

Sallie Ann Robinson proudly stands in the front yard of her grandmothers South Carolina home. The sixth-generation native of Daufuskie Island, a once-thriving Gullah community, remembers relatives hosting meals and imparting life lessons on the next generation.

Amplifying Atlanta

A century ago, 1,200 historic Black communities, founded by formerly enslaved people, existed in the U.S. How are the 30 that remain preserving their legacy amid gentrification?