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'I am a Nasty Branch Kid': Women's Memories of Place in the Era of Asheville's Urban Renewal

Record #:
22715
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Abstract:
The East End/Valley Street neighborhood and the Nasty Branch Creek fostered a collective identity for the black public in Asheville, North Carolina in the 1950s-1970s. In the face of urban renewal, this neighborhood and surrounding environment provided economic opportunities and social networks.
Source:
North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 91 Issue 3, July 2014, p323-350, il, map, f