Oberlin: A Village Rooted in Freedom
2/15/2020 | 56m 57sVideo has Closed Captions
Recalling a town built by formerly enslaved people after the Civil War.
Discover how a historic preservation project helped recover the story of a once-thriving town near Raleigh built after the Civil War by formerly enslaved and free Black people. Oberlin had more than 1,200 inhabitants before being paved over in the name of progress. The renovation of two 1880s houses by Preservation North Carolina has exposed remarkable stories about the families who lived there.
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PBS North Carolina Presents is a local public television program presented by PBS NC
Oberlin: A Village Rooted in Freedom
2/15/2020 | 56m 57sVideo has Closed Captions
Discover how a historic preservation project helped recover the story of a once-thriving town near Raleigh built after the Civil War by formerly enslaved and free Black people. Oberlin had more than 1,200 inhabitants before being paved over in the name of progress. The renovation of two 1880s houses by Preservation North Carolina has exposed remarkable stories about the families who lived there.
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