Black Ghost Town Of Dearfield, Colorado

Black Folklore: The Legend Of O.T. Jackson

The story of Oliver Toussaint and Colorado’s historic all-Black settlement of Dearfield is very interesting. But this is Black Folklore…
by Bilal G. Morris
04.11.22
Black Folklore- Nicodemus, Kansas

Nicodemus: Black Town Inspired By Enslaved African Prince

In 1877 the Black town of Nicodemus was born. Reverend W. H. Smith and other freed slaves recruited more than…
by Bilal G. Morris
03.24.22
Black Folklore weeksville - black town brooklyn

Brooklyn’s Lost Black City Of Weeksville

Tucked away deep inside the history of one of New York City’s most famous boroughs is the extraordinary story of…
by Bilal G. Morris
03.17.22
Aerial view of New York City skyline with Central Park and Manhattan, USA

Seneca Village: The Black Town Under Central Park

Decades before Central Park’s existence, a small part of the land was known as Seneca Village, a self-sufficient, middle-class African-American…
by Bilal G. Morris
03.17.22
Fleeing For Third Time, Some Finally Giving Up On Historic Town

The First Black Town In America

It was 1865, the American Civil War was coming to a close. The south was changing rapidly and the confederate…
by Bilal G. Morris
03.17.22
View Of Lake On Cloudy Day

The Black City Buried Underneath Lake Lanier

There’s a city buried under Lake Lanier (Georgia’s biggest lake), and submerged with it is a secret: An American horror…
by Bilal G. Morris
03.17.22