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James J. Bruce of Alna, Maine and Largo, Florida, passed away peacefully at Wright’s Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Seminole, Florida, on April 14, 2023 at the age of 79. He was born in Exeter, New Hampshire on July 30, 1943, the son of...
From the 1880s through the Civil Rights Movement, the Holbrook-Ross neighborhood in Danville served as the first neighborhood for black professionals and families during a time when they were not always welcome in other spaces around town. In the 1880s, Holbrook and Ross streets were created from the estate of Thomas B. Doe and separated into lots. By 1900, black professionals began building their homes in the community along Holbrook and Ross, as well as on Maury, John, Doe, and Gay streets, with help from their communities, each putting their own personal touches on their homes. In a neighb...