The "Silenced" Crisis: The Disappearance of Small Black Towns and Settlements throughout the United States
The "Silenced" Crisis: The Disappearance of Small Black Towns and Settlements throughout the United States Written By Kenneth McClenton / Researched By Bonnie Williams “The property that we owned was prime property. Over time, it’s been sold and traded and stolen.” — Gullah native Alex Brown. Miss Abigail remembers. She would run down Dunbar towards Main Street every afternoon during the summer of her teenage years. Beautiful and athletic, she imagined someday running in the Olympics like Wilma Rudolph. Abbey imagined once she returned with her Gold Medal that a street in her town would be named after her like the one named after Paul Laurence Dunbar. In those days, the post office was headquartered in the home of one of the town elders. He was the most trusted of men and one of the most valued fathers of the town. He knew all secrets and revealed none. The Elder Post Man loved everyone and knew each child by name. She would get an ice pop every
