We Were Here

After the Civil War, sixteen Black communities flourished across Boyle County. A century later, urban renewal erased much of their physical world — but not their story. This archive preserves it in the voices of the people who lived it.

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Second Street, Danville, ca. 1940s

micVoicesOral histories from 25 community memberscategoryThemesChurches, schools, Second Street, urban renewal & moremapMapExplore the places where it happened

From the collection

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