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Photographer: Ray Gurganus
Taken: November 10, 2021
Caption: Roots and Rememberance
Additional Description: Although Downtown residents moved to other areas in and near Greenville and around the country, many remain connected to one another and memories of their old neighborhood are strong. They return to this site from all over the city with a sense of pride that runs deep in what was created here-loving relationships, honored traditions, and cultural and religious practices that lasted for generations.

Honoring this historic African-American neighborhood and providing a place for reflection are essential parts of healing and remembrance.

Former resident, Alton Harris, and his daughter, Amber Nanette Hauls. Mr. Harris was born on Reade Street and attended Sycamore Hill Missionary Baptist Church as a young boy. He remains a member of the church.

"Everything we needed was right here. We had a supermarket called Spain's. We had our own little shoe store. We had Dr. Battle. We had a black dentist We had black lawyers. Everything was right here." -- Alton Ray Harris
Submitted: November 13, 2021, by Ray Gurganus of Washington, District of Columbia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p621218
File Size: 0.284 Megabytes

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