OPINION
America’s oldest Black town can teach us something about the lost art of democracy
By Avery Smedley | February 6, 2025Few people know the story of the oldest Black town in America, which lies right here in North Carolina, and is one of the last remaining all-Black towns in the country. Not only is this forgotten history important in and of itself, a new case study on the town suggests promising insights around revitalizing American civic life.