Black business
Districts, banks, towns, and where they were burned. 34 points on the WW9 Atlas, oldest first, each with its source.
Open this layer on the map- Harlem1653 · Neighborhood of Manhattan in New York Cityhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlem
- Seneca Village1825–1857 · Former settlement in Manhattan, New Yorkhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seneca_Village
- Brownsville, Brooklyn1858 · Neighborhood in New York Cityhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownsville%2C_Brooklyn
- Princeville, North Carolina1865 · Town in North Carolina, United Stateshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princeville%2C_North_Carolina
- Nicodemus, Kansas1877 · Unincorporated community in Graham County, Kansashttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicodemus%2C_Kansas
- Mound Bayou, Mississippi1887 · City in Mississippi, United Stateshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mound_Bayou%2C_Mississippi
- Kinloch, Missouri1890 · City in Missouri, United Stateshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinloch%2C_Missouri
- Wilmington massacre1898 · 1898 insurrection and massacre in North Carolina, UShttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilmington_massacre
- Beale Street1900 · Street in Memphis, Tennessee, United Stateshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beale_Street
- Allensworth, California1908 · Place in California, United Stateshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allensworth%2C_California
- Elaine massacre1919 · Anti-black violence in Arkansas in 1919https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine_massacre
- Rosewood massacre1923 · 1923 massacre of African Americans in Florida, UShttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosewood_massacre
- Johnson Publishing Company1942 · American publishing company based in Chicago, Illinois (1942–2019) (placed at Chicago)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnson_Publishing_Company
- Motown1959 · American record label (placed at Los Angeles)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motown
- AfricatownHistoric community in Alabama, U.S.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africatown
- Black Bottom, DetroitDefunct neighborhood in Detroit, Michiganhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Bottom%2C_Detroit
- Boley, OklahomaTown in Oklahoma, United Stateshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boley%2C_Oklahoma
- Central Avenue (Los Angeles)Street in Los Angeles, California, United States (placed at Los Angeles County)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Avenue_%28Los_Angeles%29
- Deep Ellum, DallasNeighborhood in Dallas, Texas, UShttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Ellum%2C_Dallas
- Douglas, ChicagoCommunity area in Chicago, Illinoishttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas%2C_Chicago
- Eatonville, FloridaTown in Florida, UShttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eatonville%2C_Florida
- Fillmore District, San FranciscoNeighborhood in San Francisco, California, United Stateshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fillmore_District%2C_San_Francisco
- Greenwood District, TulsaPlace in Oklahoma, United Stateshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwood_District%2C_Tulsa
- Hayti, Durham, North CarolinaHistoric African-American neighborhood in Durham, North Carolinahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayti%2C_Durham%2C_North_Carolina
- Hill DistrictNeighborhoods of Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United Stateshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_District
- Hobson City, AlabamaTown in Alabama, United Stateshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobson_City%2C_Alabama
- Jackson WardUnited States historic placehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Ward
- LeDroit ParkNeighborhood of Washington, D.C.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeDroit_Park
- Overtown (Miami)Neighborhood of Miami in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United Stateshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overtown_%28Miami%29
- Rentiesville, OklahomaTown in Oklahoma, United Stateshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rentiesville%2C_Oklahoma
- Shaw (Washington, D.C.)Neighborhood of Washington, D.C.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaw_%28Washington%2C_D.C.%29
- Sweet AuburnUnited States historic placehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Auburn
- The Ville, St. LouisNeighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri, UShttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ville%2C_St._Louis
- Weeksville, BrooklynNeighborhood in Brooklyn, New Yorkhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weeksville%2C_Brooklyn