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"If it ever happens, run."

Criminal

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Wilmington, North Carolina: A Mecca of Opportunities for African Americans

Cynthia Brown's great-grandmother grew up in Wilmington, North Carolina. The town was a mecca of sorts for people of color during the Reconstruction era. It had a majority black population at a time when most southern cities had white majorities.

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