Record #:

16299

Author(s):

Johnson, Tanja Kim

Abstract:

One of the constructive adaptations to segregation was to set up community cafes, corner stores, and other businesses. Morrison's Cafe was one such business, and show shot these enterprises contributed to the life of a black community. The cafe provided not only cheap, good meals for poor factory workers, but also generated jobs for unemployed blacks. Although urban renewal and integration are considered two causes of the disintegration of distinctly black communities in areas such as Winston-Salem, places like Morrison's Cafe figured prominently for a time in the social and economic life of close-knot communities.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 34 Issue 1, Wntr-Spr 1987, p11-17 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Urban renewal