Brooklyn - 1950s
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Purple Map Area

Green Map Area

Red Map Area

 
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Daddy Grace's Last Parade

 
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Myers Street School

Second Ward High School

Diamond Home

Teague Home & Grocery

Dr. Tyson Home

Huston Home & Charlotte Post office

United House of Prayer

Love Home & "Plum Thickets"

 
What Happened To Brooklyn?
Where Did The People Go?
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Myers Street School

In the late 1940s, Myers Street School was the largest elementary school in North Carolina for black children. The school was torn down as part of urban renewal. The site is now part of Metro School and the Aquatic Center.

 

The 6th Grade Class of 1918
The 6th Grade Class of 1918
Turn-of-the-Century Teachers
Turn-of-the-Century Teachers
Jacobs Ladder School
Jacobs Ladder School
Myers Street Pigeon of 1958
Myers Street Pigeon of 1958
Educators Educators
Educators
The 6th Grade Class of 1969
The 6th Grade Class of 1969
 

School Assignment
School Assignment