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Freedom Hill | Race and Land, Underprivileged vs. Prosperous
In North Carolina, Princeville and Tarboro are neighbors separated by the Tar River. The former lies on low ground while the latter sits on high ground which is why Princeville is subject to flooding. Kofi Boone, a Professor of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning at NC State University, talks history and racialized topography in the South.
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Princeville, NC, once the all Black town of ‘Freedom Hill,’ faces flooding and erosion.
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