City Center in Durham in Durham County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Black Wall Street

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 16, 2013

1. Black Wall Street Marker

Inscription. In the early decades of the 1900's Durham acquired national reputation for entrepreneurship. Businesses owned by African Americans lined Parrish Street. Among them were N.C. Mutual Life Insurance Co. (moved to Parrish, 1906), led by John Merrick. Dr. Aaron Moore, & C.C. Spaulding and Mechanics and Farmers Bank (1907), led by R.B. Fitzgerald and W.G. Pearson.

Erected 2004 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number G-116.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.

Location. 35° 59.745′ N, 78° 54.017′ W. Marker is in Durham, North Carolina, in Durham County. It is in City Center. It is at the intersection of North Mangum Street (Business U.S. 501) and West Parrish Street, on the right when traveling south on North Mangum Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 W Parrish St, Durham NC 27701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont

and in the Research Triangle.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A Legacy of Community and Institutional Connections (a few steps from this marker); Financial and Professional Impact in Durham (a few steps from this marker); North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Co. / Mechanics and Farmers Bank (within shouting distance of this marker); A Black Capital for the World to See (within shouting distance of this marker); Tobacco and E.J. Parrish (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Visionary Leadership in the New South (about 400 feet away); Empowering and Diverse Opportunities (about 500 feet away); Dedicated to Those who Served in the World War (about

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 16, 2013

2. Black Wall Street Marker

600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Durham.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 4, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,518 times since then and 71 times this year. Last updated on March 14, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 4, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.