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Soul City: How a Utopia for Black capitalism was destroyed

At a glance, Soul City may seem like a ghost town - with an abandoned healthcare clinic, broken windows, cracked asphalt and walls curtained with creeping ivy. But in the 1970s, Soul City was built on the dream of equality and opportunity for Black families in North Carolina.
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At a glance, Soul City may seem like a ghost town - with an abandoned healthcare clinic, broken windows, cracked asphalt and walls curtained with creeping ivy. But in the 1970s, Soul City was built on the dream of equality and opportunity for Black families in North Carolina.

Reporter : Ken Smith
Photographer : Edward Wilson
Web Editor : Heather Leah
Posted 2024-02-02T07:59:04-0500 - Updated 2024-02-02T18:22:08-0500