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In Asheville, a Black Heritage Trail Ushers In a Whole New Economy
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In Asheville’s Triangle Park, a vibrant mural depicts real Black businesses on the Block, such as John Darity’s cab company.
The history of things now unseen and a future not yet made. share this article
Overlooking downtown Asheville, North Carolina, from a vista in the city’s hilly East End neighborhood, DeWayne Barton points to a tall gray-and-white tower under construction.
“At the top [end of the price range], you’ll pay $750,000 to live in that building,” he says.
That future high rise is being constructed on the same ground as quarters for enslaved people who spent their bondage serving guests in one of the city’s hotels before the Civil War.