Online Exhibits

Images in this slideshow were selected from the East Riverside Urban Redevelopment Project Collection, which is comprised of photographs of individuals and families associated with the East Riverside urban redevelopment project of Asheville, North Carolina. Many are turn of the century and from notable Asheville, Baltimore, MD, and other city photographic studios. The relationship of photographs to one another is unclear. The majority of the images are unidentified and represent many families in the African American community. Any assistance in identification would be appreciated.

More Local Black History Resources in Special Collections:
 

Collection: Heritage of the Black Highlanders
photographs, oral histories, and ephemera (late 1800s - 1970s)

Lucy S Herring Collection
personal correspondence, photographs and papers of educator Lucy S. Herring

Voices of Asheville Oral History Collection
abstracts and transcripts of recordings held in Special Collections

"Making Congregation out of Segregation: the African American Culture and Community in Asheville, early 20th century"
research conducted by student, Jenny Wallace

For resources on a particular aspect of black history in Asheville, contact Special Collections:  828 251-6645
hwykle@unca.edu