Plus: Maps show how Christopher Newport University uprooted a Black neighborhood.
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Erasing the “Black Spot”: How a Virginia College Expanded by Uprooting a Black Neighborhood <[link removed]> Sixty-plus years ago, the white leaders of Newport News, Virginia, seized the core of a thriving Black community to build a college. The school has been gobbling up the remaining houses ever since. by Brandi Kellam and Louis Hansen, Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism at WHRO
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Why the Destruction of a Black Neighborhood Matters to Me — and Should Matter to Everyone <[link removed]> As a teenager, I competed in track meets at Christopher Newport University. As a reporter, I unearthed the painful history behind the campus’s location. by Brandi Kellam, Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism at WHRO <[link removed]>
These Maps Show How Christopher Newport University Uprooted a Black Neighborhood
Maps showing use of eminent domain in Newport News, Virginia. <[link removed]>
Maps were created using land deeds and parcel geodata from the Newport News, Virginia, assessor’s office. Campus boundaries are based on analysis of aerial imagery that was obtained from the Newport News city planning department. Some buildings or locations may be omitted from historical maps because city records only reflect current parcels. (Lucas Waldron/ProPublica)
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