Alton Harris
Identifier
http://dp.la/api/items/f4f4f67172e625484d794dbc0d50b6ba
Title
Alton Harris
Date
2016-12-27
Description
Photographs of Alton Harris taken at the Town Common, Greenville, N.C., accompanied by an oral history interview, for the Beyond Bricks and Mortar project. Harris was born on Reade Street and attended Sycamore Hill Missionary Baptist Church. He describes the downtown area he remembers from childhood, including the close-knit neighborhood as well as the thriving businesses that furnished everything for the black community. The playground supervised by Eleanor Hagan is also remembered fondly. Brown describes the effects of segregation and racism on the downtown community and on his childhood. He recalls three significant fires (the church, C.M. Eppes, and Greenville High School) and discusses the possible connections between them. He has painful memories about the redevelopment process, recalling that many of the community's elderly people died from the stress caused by displacement. Interviewer: Heather White.
Subject
African American men--North Carolina--Greenville
Sycamore Hill Missionary Baptist Church (Greenville, N.C.)
African American neighborhoods--North Carolina--Greenville
Urban renewal--North Carolina--Greenville
Harris, Alton
Source
North Carolina Digital Heritage Center
Language
English
Type
image
sound
References
Subject
Sycamore Hill Missionary Baptist Church (Greenville, N.C.)
Harris, Alton
African American men--North Carolina--Greenville
African American neighborhoods--North Carolina--Greenville
Urban renewal--North Carolina--Greenville
Collection
Citation
“Alton Harris,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed April 26, 2024, http://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/28555.
Added by Rebecca Keyel
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