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North Carolina Central University
Durham, NC
Founded in 1910 in Durham—known as 'Black Wall Street of the South'—NCCU sits at the heart of America's most storied Black entrepreneurial district, Hayti, connecting higher education to the remarkable tradition of Black business self-sufficiency in North Carolina.
Counter-Narrative
The myth this site refutes: that Black communities lacked investment in learning. HBCUs and freedom schools existed before many white institutions.
Before & After This Era
← Before · Reconstruction
→ After · Great Migration
Sites in Conversation
"Shared theme: Education & HBCUs"
"Shared theme: Education & HBCUs"
"Shared theme: Education & Black Business"