Discover Statesville’s Black Historic District. A “Freedmen Community” located in the western Piedmont of North Carolina. An inspiring reflection on a neighborhood’s Black heritage. Photographs of a once segregated community, long ago a Freedmen Community (1868), now experiencing urban gentrification, and simultaneously facing opposition to commemorate its earliest history of freedom for Black Americans. The history of Statesville’s successful slave market is documented in other sources and only briefly included here for references. Your purchase of this book supports increasing awareness of cultural diversity in American freedom and helps to increase preservation that saves Black History.
Dr. Lisa Mozer is a descendant of family members that survived lifetime labor of enslavement in Statesville, and she works with community members advocating for Black historical landmarks to be included in the city’s sustainable preservation framework. A graduate of Rowan University, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and Kennesaw State university, Dr. Mozer is a retired educator, and she retired from the Air Force Reserves at the rank of Master Sergeant.
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