VR Project Revives Razed Black Neighborhoods in Charlotte, N.C.
Photo courtesy of Pop and Marie Sadler. A new project led by Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU) historians will allow Charlotte, N.C., residents to experience a digital replication of razed Black neighborhoods. Other cities have offered versions of augmented reality tours, but JCSU’s approach will involve a VR component. JCSU partnered with Duke University early on and later connected with the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC) and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) to bring together technical expertise to achieve the visi...